Overview

• The central programme at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati featured Union Home Minister Amit Shah as chief guest alongside Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Borbora’s family, with a book on the late leader unveiled.
• Leaders highlighted Borbora’s policy record, including free education up to Class 10, expanded healthcare efforts and a push to clean electoral rolls, with Sarma citing a 1978 review of about 47,000 names in Mangaldai that found nearly 36,000 foreigners.
• Amit Shah said stalwarts like Borbora were denied due recognition by the Congress and asserted that the Modi government has restored such honour, tying today’s anti‑infiltration efforts to Borbora’s stated vision.
• Shah said the prime minister has announced a high‑powered mission to study demographic changes and identify illegal migrants nationwide, casting ongoing voter‑list revisions as part of that effort.
• The year‑long observances will include memorial lectures and cultural programmes across Assam, while Shah’s visit also saw inaugurations such as the Brahmaputra wing of Raj Bhavan and the National Cyber Forensic Laboratory in Golaghat, plus foundation stones for defence‑related projects.