Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (January 18, 2026) accused the Congress of handing over Assam's land to infiltrators for votes during its rule in the northeastern State.
PM Modi, while addressing a rally in Kaliabor, alleged that infiltration kept increasing during the Congress rule in Assam for decades, with illegal immigrants encroaching upon forests, animal corridors and traditional institutions.
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''The BJP government is protecting Assam's identity and culture by evicting infiltrators who encroached land,'' he said.
Mr. Modi said the Congress has lost the trust of people as it gives a ''message of negative politics'', and now, the BJP is the ''first choice” of voters in the country.
