Overview

• Syeda Saiyidain Hameed, visiting Assam with a delegation invited by Asom Nagarik Sanmilan, said Bangladeshis are humans who can live in India and called evictions a calamity for Muslims.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma declared Bangladeshis are not welcome, accused Hameed of legitimising infiltration, and said the state is tracking the visitors as it continues eviction operations.
• Union Minister Kiren Rijiju criticised Hameed’s comments as misleading in the name of humanity and warned against supporting illegal migrants.
• Regional groups including AASU and the Assam Jatiya Parishad denounced the remarks, invoked the Assam Accord’s deportation mandate, and some BJP voices sought legal action against organisers.
• Delegation members such as Prashant Bhushan alleged they were blocked from visiting Goalpara eviction sites, and the host group said Hameed’s comments were her personal views, while Congress leader Udit Raj also called her statement wrong.