The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has resolved to eject the “Congress-encouraged infiltrators” from poll-bound Assam and the country beyond, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday (December 29, 2025).
His statement during an event in central Assam’s Nagaon district was reminiscent of what Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a political rally in West Bengal before he became the Prime Minister in 2014.
He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the ₹227 crore redeveloped Batadrava Than, the birthplace of 15th-16th century Vaishnavite saint-reformer Srimanta Sankaradeva. “I want to declare from this sacred land the BJP’s goal is to drive out every single infiltrator from across the country, not just from Assam,” Mr. Shah said.
Infiltrator is a term synonymous with “illegal immigrant” or “Bangladeshi” in Assam and the rest of the northeastern region.
Appealing to the people of Assam to give five more years to the BJP to achieve its goal, he said “ghuspethiye” (infiltrators) were a major threat to national security and Assam’s culture. Elections to Assam’s 126-member Assembly are due in less than six months.
