Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (December 21, 2025) paid homage to martyrs of the Assam Agitation, a movement against illegal immigrants, at the 'Swahid Smarak Kshetra' in Guwahati.
PM Modi paid floral tribute in front of a lamp, which always remains lit in memory of the 860 martyrs of the six-year-long movement that ended in 1985.
During his about 20-minute visit, the Prime Minister walked around the memorial and toured a gallery where the busts of the martyrs are placed.
Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam Accord Implementation Minister Atul Bora accompanied the PM.
The memorial was inaugurated earlier this month, coinciding with the death anniversary of Khargeswar Talukdar, the first martyr of the Assam Agitation.
