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Assam Tightens Border Evictions as Settlers Begin Exodus from Uriamghat

Suspected settlers have begun vacating border farms and forest land under renewed eviction orders, prompting Nagaland student unions to warn of potential cross-border displacement.

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CM Himanta Biswa Sarma also alleged that the state government had come under “international pressure” to halt eviction drives.
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Overview

  • Renewed survey operations in Golaghat’s Uriamghat have led hundreds of suspected encroachers to dismantle makeshift homes and depart voluntarily.
  • The Assam government reports reclaiming about 1.29 lakh bighas of land since 2021 and pledges to clear the remaining 2.9 million bighas it says remain under illegal occupation.
  • Officials say five major drives in the past month across Dhubri, Lakhimpur, Nalbari and the Paikan reserve forest have removed at least 3,300 families.
  • Critics, including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accuse the BJP-led campaign of singling out Bengali-origin Muslim communities and failing to ensure humane rehabilitation.
  • The Western Sümi Students’ Union warns that displaced families may move into Nagaland, raising risks of demographic pressure and border tensions ahead of next year’s assembly elections.