The Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament, is a solemn body whose primary roles involve legislative oversight, representing state interests, and ensuring a balanced approach to national legislation. Rajya Sabha also has certain judicial powers, and it can pass resolutions on matters of national importance. While Rajya Sabha members are elected by the members of the State Legislative Assemblies, the fact remains that, like their Lok Sabha counterparts, they too have a lot of responsibilities toward their respective home states. Rajya Sabha members can significantly contribute towards the good of their respective home states. They can advocate for their state’s interests in debates, propose legislation, and serve on committees that review government policies and bills related to their state. Rajya Sabha members can raise issues and concerns of their home state in parliamentary debates, can question government policies, and can demand action on issues affecting their state. Rajya Sabha members can contribute in a big way towards the development of their respective home states by focusing on burning issues. In the case of Assam, Rajya Sabha members are naturally expected to raise the issue of infiltration from erstwhile East Pakistan and present-day Bangladesh and the problems these people have created. Moreover, the Assam Rajya Sabha members can also draw the attention of the Centre by mentioning with facts and figures how these infiltrators have systematically occupied large tracts of land belonging to indigenous and tribal people with the sole intention of converting Assam into a Muslim-majority area and then merging it with Bangladesh. For this, Rajya Sabha members from Assam, however, have to be thorough with the region’s political history, particularly starting from 1905 when Lord Curzon had partitioned Bengal and clubbed Assam with Eastern Bengal, thus opening floodgates for large-scale migration of land-hungry Muslim peasants to the Brahmaputra and Barak Valley. They have to be thorough with facts like the birth of the Muslim League in Dhaka in 1906 and its basic objective of working systematically to occupy Assam, a dream which has remained unfulfilled since the Mughals were crushed by the Assamese in the Battle of Saraighat in 1671. They have to be thorough with Assam’s land issues and the rights of indigenous ethnic communities. They have to be well-versed with the Sixth Schedule and with the laws related to infiltration, citizenship and protection of India’s sovereignty. They have to be well-versed with the international boundary between India and Bangladesh, as well as with the problems faced by the indigenous communities in the border districts. They must be thorough with the verdict passed by the Supreme Court in quashing the notorious IMDT Act. Above all, a Rajya Sabha member from Assam is required to be a well-read person having the capability to present the issues of his or her home state in the Upper House in a clear and convincing manner so that the government comes up with positive action. Simultaneously, a Rajya Sabha member from Assam should also be visible and eloquent enough inside Parliament so that his or her point is understood and well taken by the Prime Minister and is supported by members from other states.