Guwahati, Aug. 25 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday hit out at former Planning Commission member Syeda Hameed over her remarks suggesting that "Bangladeshis can live in India", accusing her of legitimising illegal infiltrators in the state.

The Chief Minister asserted that Bangladeshis are not welcome in Assam, and said those sympathising with them may accommodate them in their own backyards.

In a post on X, Sarma wrote, "People like Syeda Hameed, a close confidant of the Gandhi family, legitimise illegal infiltrators, as they seek to realise Jinnah's dream of making Assam a part of Pakistan. Today, Assamese identity is on the brink of extinction because of the tacit support of people like her. But we are the sons an...