Rohan Editor 
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has doubled down on his aggressive rhetoric against the “Miya” community, asserting that they will face constant “trouble” as long as he remains in power. Speaking at a government event in Goalpara, Sarma clarified that he uses the term specifically to refer to illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, arguing that existing laws do not permit non-citizens to work or live in peace within the state. He openly stated that the goal of creating these hardships is to encourage them to leave Assam, admitting that while physical deportation is a complex legal challenge, his administration will focus on making their stay increasingly difficult.
The Chief Minister’s remarks also touched upon the electoral process, where he claimed that 4 to 5 lakh names would be removed from the state’s poll rolls during the Special Revision (SIR) process. He defended the filing of bulk objections by BJP workers as a deliberate strategy to “trouble” the community and prevent them from voting. While opposition leaders, including Congress’s Gaurav Gogoi, have criticized Sarma for practicing the “politics of polarization” and stigmatizing Bengali-speaking Muslims, the CM maintains that his priority is protecting the rights and land of indigenous Assamese citizens against what he describes as “encroachment” and “demographic shifts.”
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