Guwahati, Aug. 25 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sundaysaid thatindividuals evicted fromencroached government land would be removed from voter lists in those areas.

Sarma was in a day long programme at Margherita in Tinsukia district of upper Assam.

The CM framed the move as a defence against a "demographic invasion" by "illegal infiltrators" in Upper and North Assam.

The announcement has drawn sharp criticism from opposition parties and activists, who accuse the BJP-led government of targeting Bengali-speaking Muslims and undermining democratic rights ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.

Since June 16, 2025, 13 eviction drives across multiple districts have displaced 6,000 families, reclaiming 1,19,548 bighas of land...