Modi Govt developing NE, Cong wants to save infiltrators: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that Assam and other northeastern states have seen tremendous development under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last 11 years. Speaking after inaugurating the redeveloped Mahpurush Srimanta Sankardeva Abirbhav Kshetra at Batadrawa Than in Nagaon district on Monday, the Union Home Minister said, north east is witnessing peace and development now. He criticised the earlier Congress government for neglecting the development in Assam.

असम अब आंदोलन की भूमि नहीं, बल्कि विकास की भूमि में परिवर्तित हो चुका है। असम पूर्वोत्तर भारत के विकास का इंजन बनकर देश के विकास यात्रा में सहभागी बन गया है : माननीय केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री श्री @AmitShah जी pic.twitter.com/GvZzi41L80

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 29, 2025

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Himant Biswa Sarma warned that his government will not allow encroachment in forests. He also sai, the BJP Govt not only freed the holy Batadrava Than but over 480 acres of land across Assam.

मैं सभी घुसपैठियों को चेतावनी देता हूँ कि हमारी भूमि और हमारे जंगलों पर किया गया अवैध कब्ज़ा तुरंत खाली करें, अन्यथा हमारी सरकार की कड़ी कार्रवाई आप भली-भाँति जानते हैं। pic.twitter.com/2gO5aDPgYI

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 29, 2025

Later in the day, Amit Shah inaugurated a new building of the Guwahati Police Commissioner and an Intelligence City Surveillance System to bolster the city’s security apparatus.

Strengthening Guwahati’s security framework

Adarniya @AmitShah ji is inaugurating the city’s new Police Commissionerate and an Integrated Command and Control Centre, monitoring over 2,000 CCTVs to enhance security and emergency response across the State. https://t.co/YQMvFQpyNr

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 29, 2025

The Union Minister also inaugurated Jyoti Bishnu Cultural Complex, an auditorium with five thousand seating-capacity in Guwahati.