Overview

• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government is tracking “strange people” visiting from other states and warned they will be arrested if they “cross limits.”
• Sarma identified visitors including Irfan Engineer and advocate Neha Dabhade linked to a fact‑finding mission on evictions and alleged they were engaged in fundamentalist activities.
• He claimed the NRC update was “spoiled” by outsiders who created false records and said evidence of anomalies gathered over five years will be submitted to the Supreme Court.
• Sarma confirmed a BBC team was refused entry to the Uriamghat forest area, saying access to the site of the recent large eviction requires prior permission.
• He said eviction drives against encroachment will continue with support from court orders, and he announced an inquiry into a newborn’s death at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.