Guwahati, Oct. 26 -- Assam Forest Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah has firmly rebutted claims made by Shafiqur Rahman, Leader of the Opposition in the Bangladesh Parliament and Ameer-e-Jamaat ( Chief ) of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, regarding the eviction drive at Lutumari Reserve Forest in Assam's Nagaon district.

In a detailed response on X, Minister Baruah described the Bangladeshi leader's allegations as presenting an "incomplete and misleading picture of the facts" and laid out the legal and administrative basis of the operation.

The Bangladeshi leader had expressed concern over the eviction of Muslim families and alleged demolition of mosques in Assam, portraying the operation through a religious lens.

Responding to the X post, Barua...