Overview

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the central programme at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati alongside Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
• Ahead of the event, Shah launched the year‑long centenary observances, unveiled a book on Borbora, and addressed allied government functions in Assam.
• Sarma highlighted Borbora’s reform record, saying his government made education free up to Class 10, expanded healthcare access, and pursued job‑creating initiatives.
• The chief minister also recalled efforts to clean electoral rolls during Borbora’s tenure, stating that about 47,000 names were analysed and nearly 36,000 were declared foreigners.
• Shah linked Borbora’s legacy to present policy, saying the prime minister has announced a high‑powered mission to study demographic changes and identify illegal migrants, while Borbora’s son credited a 1978 revision with first surfacing the issue.