Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeated his attack on Congress, accusing it of illegally settling Bangladeshi migrants in Assam and protecting them.
Addressing a gathering in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh district on Sunday (December 21, 2025), he also criticised the grand old party for neglecting the land rights of tea plantation workers in the State.
Migrant Bengali-speaking Muslims, often given the ‘Bangladeshi’ tag, and Adivasis of central India origin referred to as ‘tea tribes’, are believed to constitute the two largest ‘vote banks’ in Assam, where Assembly elections are due in less than six months. While the Muslims are perceived to be pro-Congress, the Adivasis are said to have gravitated toward the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
PM unveils ₹10,601-cr fertiliser plant in Assam, unit to be commissioned by 2030
“Congress has no concern for the identity of Assam and its people. They are interested only in power and continuing with their anti-India agenda,” Mr. Modi said, after laying the foundation stone for a ₹10,601-crore brownfield ammonia-urea plant in Dibrugarh district’s Namrup.
