Guwahati, July 24 -- The BJP-led Assam government has made evictions, cross-border pushbacks, and the rhetoric of "land jihad" central to its campaign for the 2026 Assembly elections.

With just ten months remaining, opposition leaders and civil society groups accuse the ruling party of using state machinery to polarise voters, displace minorities, and reshape Assam's demographic and political map.

The Border Wing of the Assam Police, along with the Border Security Force (BSF), has intensified deportation operations. In recent weeks, officials have pushed back more than 301 suspected Bangladeshi nationals. Authorities have carried out these round-the-clock operations with little public transparency, prompting criticism from human rights ...