US EditionAssam's Land Encroachment Dilemma: Conspiracy or Necessity?
ASSAM, INDIA, JUL 13 – Over 3,500 Bengali-origin Muslim families were displaced in Assam as eviction drives cleared reserve forests for development, including a thermal power plant by the Adani Group.
- On June 16, officials carried out demolitions of residences belonging to 690 families in the Hasilabeel area close to Goalpara, as part of eviction operations that have displaced nearly 3,500 families across four districts in Assam over the past month.
- Since June, the BJP-led Assam government has been conducting eviction operations targeting encroachments spanning more than 260,000 acres of state-owned land, addressing issues linked to population changes and displacement caused by riverbank erosion.
- Displaced families, mostly Bengali-speaking Muslims, had settled on reserved forest and wetland lands after losing homes to Brahmaputra river erosion, with local lawyers stating many had no alternative shelter.
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma warned of a hidden conspiracy threatening Assam’s demographic balance through migration, while opposition and minority groups criticized the drives as disproportionately targeting Muslims.
- The eviction campaigns continue as the government enforces court orders to reclaim state land, prompting protests and political debates ahead of the assembly election scheduled for May 2025.
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Assam's Land Encroachment Dilemma: Conspiracy or Necessity?
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alleges a conspiracy behind the migration of landless people to Hindu or Assamese Muslim-majority areas, linked to recent eviction drives. With over 8 lakh bighas encroached upon, Sarma calls for investigations while opposition criticizes eviction tactics ahead of upcoming elections.
Muslims in Assam face war-like devastation due to targeted evictions, and Muslim journalist’s home also bulldozed
By Abdur Rahman Aman GUWAHATI: Over the past 30 days, the BJP-led government in Assam, under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has conducted targeted eviction drives in Goalpara, Dhubri, and Lakhimpur districts, displacing more than 4,000 Muslim families, affecting an estimated 20,000 to 24,000 individuals (based on an average household size of 5–6 members). These operations, aimed at clearing alleged encroachments, have demolished hundreds of…
Assam: Over 3,500 Muslim Families Evicted Within a Month in Mega Demolition Drives
NEW DELHI – In a sweeping series of demolition drives across Assam, over 3,500 families from the Muslim community were evicted by authorities within a month across three districts, marking one of the most extensive eviction campaigns in the region. Indian authorities have demolished the homes of 1,400 Muslim families of Bengali origin in Assam state.Rights groups say the Indian government uses bulldozers to target Muslim communities in a bid to…
Bulldozing the Poor: Assam’s eviction drives for Adani project leave thousands homeless
On July 8, bulldozers rolled into villages under the Chapar Revenue Circle of Assam’s Dhubri district, Charuabakhra, Chirakuta Part I and II, kicking off one of the state’s most aggressive eviction drives in recent memory. At the heart of the operation is a proposed 3,000-MW thermal power plant by the Adani Group, for which the state government plans to clear around 4,000 bighas of land. “These lands will host a Rs 40,000 crore project. Tenders …
Development by Displacement: Assam evicts thousands for Adani project without due process
On July 8, bulldozers rolled into villages under the Chapar Revenue Circle of Assam’s Dhubri district, Charuabakhra, Chirakuta Part I and II, kicking off one of the state’s most aggressive eviction drives in recent memory. At the heart of the operation is a proposed 3,000-MW thermal power plant by the Adani Group, for which the state government plans to clear around 4,000 bighas of land. “These lands will host a Rs 40,000 crore project. Tenders …
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