Himanta Biswa Sarma added that the census report said that in Assam, the Hindu population declined by around 9.23 per cent from 1951 to 2011, and in Bangladesh, it declined by 13.5 per cent.
US lawmakers empathised with the challenges faced by the Hindu community in America and pledged to steadfastly oppose all forms of hate and bigotry across the nation.
No absolute numbers were given in the paper titled "Share of Religious Minorities: A Cross-Country Analysis (1950-2015) by Shamika Ravi, Abraham Jose and Apurv Kumar Mishra.
According to a recent report by the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, the minority population in India thrived between 1950 and 2015, whereas the Hindu population saw a decline during this period.
"There is a need to pay attention to how “there is discrimination not just by race but also by religion and Hinduphobia and intimidation of the Hindu community is an old problem,” Congressman Rich McCormick told attendees of the day-long conference at the US Capitol.
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