Overview
- After a fog delay, Shah arrived in Guwahati on December 29 and flew to Nagaon to inaugurate the Rs 227‑crore Abirbhav Kshetra at Batadrava, developed on land cleared of alleged encroachments.
- At the Batadrava public address, he pledged to detect and deport illegal infiltrators across India and asked for five more years to make Assam free of infiltrators.
- In Guwahati, he opened the new Police Commissionerate building and an Integrated Command and Control System designed to monitor over 2,000 CCTV cameras to strengthen surveillance and emergency response.
- He inaugurated the Jyoti Bishnu Cultural Complex, a 5,000‑seat auditorium described by officials as the largest in the Northeast.
- He is set to begin a three‑day West Bengal visit focused on closed‑door party reviews and strategy during a contentious voter‑roll revision that has prompted complaints from sections of the Matua community.