Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeated his attack on Congress, accusing it of illegally settling Bangladeshi migrants in Assam and protecting them. “Congress likes the illegal Bangladeshi migrants, and is protecting them after having settled them. Mr. Modi said the bid to consolidate its vote bank is behind the Congress’s agenda to settle Bangladeshi people on Assam’s lands and forests. He also slammed the Congress party for opposing the semiconductor unit being established at Jagiroad in central Assam’s Morigaon district. “Despite being in power for many decades, the Congress denied land rights to Assam’s tea garden community.

Source: The Hindu December 22, 2025 04:44 UTC