GUWAHATI, July 13 -- : Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday told the assembly that 1,679 illegal Bangladeshis have been repatriated from the state in the past two years.

"A total of 1679 illegal immigrants have been repatriated (deported/sent back/expelled) from Assam to Bangladesh in the last two years," Sarma said in reply to a question by All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA Badruddin Ajmal.

The CM said that the repatriations took place between July 1, 2024 and June 30 this year, but did not provide further details. He had previously said that the illegal immigrants from the neighbouring country were being 'pushed back' under provisions of the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act (IEAA), 1950.

Asserting that ...