Speaking to reporters, Sarma said, “I would also like to say: give the SIT some time. If the SIT can’t do anything and the people of Assam are not satisfied, we will seek to transfer the case to the CBI.”
The Chief Minister’s remarks come amid mounting criticism from opposition leaders and indigenous groups over allegations of police excesses during a student protest in Golakganj.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Sarma alleged that certain activists and professionals from other states have been visiting Assam with what he termed as “an agenda to protect foreign infiltrators.”
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has once again asserted his government’s commitment to reclaiming illegally occupied lands across the state, pledging an intensified eviction campaign in the coming weeks.
Speaking to the media during his visit to Hasilabeel in Goalpara and later in Dhubri, Sarma said that provocative acts such as throwing beef near temples risk triggering retaliation and inflaming communal discord.
The chief minister termed the developments as a “very serious matter” and directed the state administration to enforce the law stringently.
The pledge came during the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Chief Ministers’ conclave chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where Assam’s campaign against child marriage was showcased as a national model.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the systematic extrajudicial killings in Balochistan—commonly known as the “kill and dump policy”—remain one of the darkest chapters in Pakistan’s human rights record.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced that Assamese will now be the compulsory official language for all state government notifications, orders, acts, and related administrative documents.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced a reduction of Rs 1 per unit in electricity tariffs in the state, effective from April 1.
