Guwahati, Sept. 10 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Assam State Unit welcomed the decision taken by the Assam government's State Cabinet to strictly implement the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950, aimed at expelling foreigners residing in the state.

In a press statement, State BJP Spokesperson Jayanta Kumar Goswami commented that this decision of the Assam government will empower the District Commissioners to identify foreign nationals present in Assam and expel them from the country within 10 days through a legal process, thus eliminating the delays and uncertainties associated with the current tribunal-based identification procedure.

The spokesperson further mentioned that recently, during his visit to Assam, the Union H...