Assam: 20 ‘illegal’ immigrants ‘pushed back’ to Bangladesh, says Himanta Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday claimed that 20 undocumented migrants from Bangladesh had been apprehended and sent back.

“Rude people don’t understand soft language,” the Bharatiya Janata Party leader said on social media. “We continuously remind ourselves of this prophetic line when we expel infiltrators from Assam who don’t leave themselves.”

Sharing a blurred image of the persons who had been detained, Sarma said: “For instance these 20 illegal Bangladeshis who were pushed back last night. Assam will fight, pushbacks will continue.”

Sarma has repeatedly said that the Assam government was committed to ensuring an “infiltration-free” Assam, claiming that about 35 to 40 “illegal” immigrants were being “pushed back” every week.

In January, the chief minister said that the state government would “push back” undocumented migrants into Bangladesh within a week of them being declared foreigners by the Foreigners’ Tribunals. The state government did not need a repatriation treaty between New Delhi and Dhaka for this, he added.

लातों के भूत बातों से नहीं मानते।

We continuously remind ourselves of this prophetic line when we expel infiltrators from Assam who don't leave themselves.

For instance these 20 illegal Bangladeshis who were PUSHED BACK last night.

Assam will fight, Pushbacks WILL CONTINUE. pic.twitter.com/wLiIoR4TJc— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 25, 2026

Sarma had also said the Assam government had forced 2,000 persons into Bangladesh between October and...

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