Eviction drive against illegal encroachment will continue: BJP

Staff reporter

Guwahati: Encroachment by illegal encroachers of government-protected lands and forest areas in Assam has become a grave threat to the indigenous people of the state. These lands, particularly in sensitive regions, have been overtaken largely by people of East Bengal origin. However, under the leadership of CM Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Assam Government has launched a robust eviction drive rooted in legal processes- an initiative fully supported by the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

State BJP spokesperson Pankaj Borbora on Wednesday stated that the previous Congress governments, for the sake of vote-bank politics, settled East Bengali-origin people on protected lands and indulged in appeasement. In contrast, the BJP is committed to safeguarding the rights and future of the indigenous Assamese people.

In a massive eviction drive on Tuesday over 3,500 bighas of land in Chapar in the Dhubri district,  MLA Akhil Gogoi was seen provoking evicted individuals and confronting the administration. His actions once again exposed his bias toward people of East Bengal origin. Akhil Gogoi and the Congress party, in their attempt to woo the Muslim vote bank, have stood against legal eviction drives, revealing their anti-indigenous sentiments.

On July 10, another eviction drive is scheduled in the Paikan forest area of Goalpara. Borbora also pointed out that most of these lands were encroached upon during the Congress regime by people of East Bengali origin. It is the BJP's unwavering goal to make Assam encroachment-free.

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