Congress disrespected Assam, opened doors for infiltrators: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of disrespecting the culture and heritage of Assam, claiming that it was evident from the party rolling out a red carpet for infiltrators for the sake of grabbing power.Speaking at a grand Bodo folk dance performance ‘Bagurumba Dwhou’ by over 10,000 artistes at Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah Stadium in Guwahati, he said, “When we show respect to Assam and its culture, some people don't like it. You all know which party doesn't like showing respect; it is the Congress party.” Modi asserted that the ‘double-engine’ government of the BJP was “cleansing the sins” of the previous Congress regimes.

Cong cares about infiltrators more because they are their vote bank.

I laud the ongoing eviction exercises in Assam: Adarniya @narendramodi ji pic.twitter.com/UZFbNUWU8c

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) January 17, 2026

Chief Minister Himant Biswa Sarma said that former Prime Miniater Atal Bihar Vajpayee initiated the Bodo peace accord in 2003 and in 2020,the historic peace agreement under PM Modi's leadership strengthened that foundation. 

2003 में पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री श्रद्धेय अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी जी ने बोडोलैंड में शांति की नींव रखी।

2020 में आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi जी के नेतृत्व में ऐतिहासिक शांति समझौते से उस नींव को मजबूती मिली। pic.twitter.com/l1suUoX2jx

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) January 17, 2026

PM Modi also attended the Bagurumba Dwhou programme in Guwahati where over 10,000 artists from the Bodo community performed.

গুৱাহাটীত দৰ্শনীয় বাগৰুম্বা দহৌ অনুষ্ঠান! pic.twitter.com/EnNz6r9MoM

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 17, 2026

Governor of Assam Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal and Pabitra Margherita, and other dignitaries were present at the event.