Mon Dec 23 09:30:00 UTC 2024: ## Assam Rejects Bangladesh’s Fictional Map Claim
**GUWAHATI, INDIA – December 21, 2024** – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has dismissed claims that a purported map circulating in Bangladesh depicts Assam as part of Bangladeshi territory. Sarma called the map “imaginary” and emphasized Assam’s rapid economic development, particularly citing the establishment of semiconductor factories as evidence of the state’s progress.
“Some people in Bangladesh are making an imaginary map,” Sarma stated. “But we are building semiconductor factories in Assam. Their fantasy does not matter to us.” He highlighted Assam’s advancements in infrastructure and technology, suggesting that such claims are irrelevant to the state’s ambitious growth trajectory.
The Chief Minister’s confident response comes amidst a separate diplomatic issue involving a request from Bangladesh for the extradition of a former Prime Minister. While the article mentions this, it doesn’t directly connect it to the map controversy. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has registered its protest regarding the circulation of the map online.
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