Overview
- At the CRPF’s 87th Raising Day in Guwahati, Amit Shah said India would be “completely free” of Naxalism by March 31, crediting CRPF and CoBRA operations.
- Shah vowed that alleged illegal immigrants would be removed from electoral rolls and deported within five years if the BJP returns to power in Assam.
- He tied the pledge to the Election Commission’s ongoing roll revision, alleging Congress opposition and calling illegal immigrants the party’s votebank.
- The event marked the first CRPF Raising Day held in the Northeast, where 14 personnel received gallantry medals and Shah noted 2,270 CRPF deaths nationwide, including 700 in the region.
- After laying the foundation stone for the Assam Police 10th Battalion campus on land the state says was reclaimed from encroachers, he highlighted eviction drives—one in 2024 turned violent, leaving two dead—as part of a broader security push ahead of expected March–April state elections.