Archive · 5 Aug 2025
Assam CM's No-Shelter Plea Sparks Vigilantism, Political Debate
The Assam government is removing people from their homes, and the Chief Minister doesn't want anyone to help them.
Civil groups are checking who lives where to find suspected illegal immigrants and are asking them to leave.
Some groups support the evictions, while others, like the Congress party, disagree and say the government is unfairly targeting minorities.
The Congress wants proof of how many illegal immigrants have been sent back.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma urged residents not to shelter those displaced by eviction drives.
Civil society groups in Upper Assam are conducting drives to detect suspected illegal immigrants.
These groups support eviction drives and demand deportation of illegal immigrants.
Congress accused BJP of communalizing the issue and targeting minorities.
The Congress challenges the BJP to release data on deportations.
- Who
- Himanta Biswa Sarma (CM), civil society groups, suspected illegal immigrants, BJP, Congress.
- What
- Civil society groups are conducting drives to detect suspected illegal immigrants, amid government's eviction drives.
- When
- Ongoing, with recent heightened activity.
- Where
- Assam, India, specifically in Upper Assam.
- Why
- To detect and deport illegal immigrants, and to prevent evicted persons from finding shelter.
Congress Perspective
BJP Perspective
Eviction Drives and Targeting
Congress Perspective
Accuses BJP of communalizing the issue and targeting minorities.
BJP Perspective
BJP supports and defends government's eviction drives.
Government actions
Congress Perspective
Criticizes lack of data on deportations and government's methods.
BJP Perspective
BJP supports and defends government's eviction drives.
- Location
- Assam, India
- Key Figure
- Himanta Biswa Sarma (Chief Minister)
- Issue
- Eviction drives and detection of illegal immigrants
- Political Parties
- BJP (ruling), Congress (opposition)
- Civil Group Activities
- Door-to-door verification
Sources
Opposition's letter to police flags ‘threat’ to Miya Muslims in Assam - Telegraph India
Vigilante Groups Intensify Illegal Immigrant Hunt In Assam's Sivasagar
Assam: Don’t give shelter to evicted persons, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma urges residents
Congress’s ‘no single foreigner should stay in Assam’ remark is ironic: BJP
