India, March 26 -- Hours after filing his nomination for Assam's Goalpara East seat on Monday, Raijor Dal candidate Abdur Rashid Mandal put eviction at the centre of his campaign, promising compensation and rehabilitation for those displaced by recent drives.

Mandal, the sitting Congress MLA from Goalpara West who recently switched to the regional party as part of the Congress-led six-party alliance, shifted constituencies after his earlier seat was reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) following the 2023 delimitation.

"Eviction is the most vital issue of my seat now. I am contesting to win and ensure that the evicted persons get proper compensation and rehabilitation," Mandal said, claiming eviction drives have affected over 1,000 familie...