PoliticsPhoto: The HinduAssam CM Calls for Special Electoral Roll Revision Every Five Years
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma urged for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls every five years to prevent infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals. Citing demographic changes in Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, he emphasized the need for SIR to protect democracy. Sarma criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and referenced a 1990s claim of 30 lakh foreigners on Assam's voters' list.
The Hindu··Guwahati


