‘Nothing to hide’: Assam CM says he has told BJP members to file complaints against ‘Miya’ voters

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday made another series of remarks targeting “Miyas”, or Muslims of Bengali origin, amid the “special revision” of electoral rolls underway in the state.

Addressing reporters in Guwahati, the chief minister said that he has directed Bharatiya Janata Party members to file complaints against “Miya” voters during the voter list revision exercise underway in the state, The Indian Express reported.

“There is nothing to hide about this,” he was quoted by the newspaper as saying. “I have held meetings, I have done video conferences, and I have told people that, wherever possible, they should fill Form 7s. So that they have to run around a little, are troubled, so that they understand that the Assamese people are still living.”

#WATCH | Guwahati: On the SIR, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says, "I am very happy that some people are getting disturbed in SIR. I have advised my BJP workers to give more and more complaints so that some people realise that there is still some kind of resistance in Assam..." pic.twitter.com/I61SYL4OBB— ANI (@ANI) January 27, 2026

The Election Commission’s Form 7 is a document seeking the deletion of a voter from a state’s electoral rolls. Making a false objection about a voter on the electoral ballot...

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