Overview

• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reaffirmed that operations to clear Village and Professional Grazing Reserve and forest land will proceed despite criticism.
• Sarma said he would have Maulana Mahmood Madani jailed if he "crosses the line" and dismissed the Jamiat leader as irrelevant under a BJP government.
• At a Guwahati press conference, Madani called the evictions "barbaric," rejected support for foreigners, and insisted that Indian citizens be identified through due process and rehabilitated.
• A seven-member Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind team toured Goalpara’s Paikan Reserve Forest and nearby relief camps, meeting families affected by recent demolitions.
• Political and security reactions escalated, with AJP and AASU urging action against Madani, the government promising strict law-and-order oversight, and earlier phases reported to have cleared thousands of bighas and displaced hundreds of families.