CM Sarma’s Major Action Plan

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that the state government will deport any person declared a foreigner by a tribunal within a week. Addressing a press conference, the Assam Chief Minister said that the government has identified and deported 2,000 foreign nationals. He said, “We have intensified deportation efforts. From now on, within a week of anyone being declared a foreigner by the Foreigners Tribunal, we will deport them. We have identified and deported 2,000 illegal foreigners.” Foreigners Tribunals in Assam hear cases related to immigrants and foreign nationals. In line with this policy, Chief Minister Sarma had said on December 25 that the state government has adopted a no-compromise policy of taking direct action against illegal immigrants and has instructed district administrations to issue immediate deportation orders wherever necessary. Further, speaking to reporters, Himanta Biswa Sarma lauded the state’s law and order situation, claiming that the number of cases has decreased and the conviction rate has increased. He said that according to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Assam ranks first among all states in the implementation of the new criminal laws. 1.33 lakh cases were registered in 2021, which have now decreased to 43,748 in 2025. There has been an 81 percent increase in filing charge sheets in courts. The conviction rate was 6 percent in 2021; it has now increased to 26.38 percent. He also announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the 32-kilometer-long Kaziranga Elevated Corridor in January and the proposed Gelephu railway line project in February.