New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) As Assam voted on Thursday, and West Bengal will on April 23 and 29, one contentious issue that dominates all is that of infiltration – especially of Bengali-speaking Muslim migrants – from Bangladesh. Issues of identity, migration, and language in West Bengal and Assam are not recent, but have been there for a long time, and have even led to clashes in the past.Immigration has significantly dominated politics, particularly in the run‑up to elections. Subsequent g…
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Guwahati, March 26 (IANS) Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia on Thursday said the state unit of the ruling party “completely rejects” the existing National Register of Citizens (NRC), asserting that the party favours a fresh and error-free exercise to address long-standing concerns over illegal immigration in the state.“We have rejected the NRC in its present form. We will bring a new NRC,” Saikia told reporters, aligning his remarks with recent statements made by Chief Minister Himanta Bi…
Guwahati, Feb 17 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday expressed concern over what he described as a worrying demographic situation in the state, alleging a sharp rise in the Muslim population due to illegal infiltration from neighbouring Bangladesh during previous Congress regimes. Speaking to reporters, CM Sarma claimed that Assam’s overall condition was “not very good” and linked several socio-political challenges to demographic changes over the years.He alleged tha…
Guwahati, Jan 9 (IANS) The Congress party in Assam on Friday accused the BJP government of engineering a “dangerous conspiracy” to manipulate the state’s electoral demography through the alleged inclusion of “outsider voters” under the guise of a Special Revision (SR) of electoral rolls.Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia alleged that the ruling BJP, driven by its “blind lust for power”, has begun covertly tampering with voter lists after sensing politi…
Guwahati, Jan 9 (IANS) At least four Rohingyas, who had entered India illegally, were arrested by the security forces in Assam’s Cachar district on Friday, officials said. According to police, four persons, including two women, were caught in the Katigorah locality in the Cachar district after it was found that they crossed the international border and entered Indian territory by illegal means.The police said that forged documents, including refugee cards, were recovered from their possession….
Guwahati, Dec 31 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state government will further intensify its crackdown on illegal infiltration in 2026, asserting that Assam will not be allowed to become a refuge for undocumented foreign nationals.In a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister said the state carried out a large-scale “push-back” operation in 2025 to deport illegal Bangladeshi nationals and that the drive would be pursued with greater intensity …
Guwahati, Dec 31 (IANS) With the Assam Assembly elections drawing closer, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president and state minister Atul Bora on Wednesday said the coming months would be decisive for strengthening regional political forces in the state, asserting that the party’s alliance with the BJP is a “natural tie-up” and will remain intact in the future as well.Addressing party workers, Bora said the AGP is gearing up to intensify its organisational activities and promote its vision of a…