Guwahati, July 31: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma came down heavily on reported ‘Miya Land’ demand while revealing information on successful eviction drive against encroachment in the State.
Sarma said, the Assam government has successfully retrieved approximately 182 square kilometers of land that had been under encroachment.
In the wake of the operation, certain groups reportedly associated with the encroachers have now raised a demand for a separate state called ‘Miya Land’.
असम सरकार ने अतिक्रमणकारियों से 182 वर्ग किलोमीटर भूमि वापस ली है। अब यही घुसपैठिए एक अलग ‘Miya Land’ राज्य की मांग कर रहे हैं।
उनका यह सपना जरूर पूरा होगा – लेकिन भारत में नहीं,
बल्कि बांग्लादेश या अफ़ग़ानिस्तान में। और वहाँ तक पहुँचने में मैं उनकी सहायता ज़रूर करूँगा। pic.twitter.com/HAbiJvIIdB— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 31, 2025
Reacting strongly, the Chief Minister dismissed the demand as absurd and unacceptable. “Such a dream might materialize somewhere, but certainly not within India”.
गुवाहाटी के पहाड़ों में हमने एक सर्वेक्षण किया था, ताकि वहां बैठे अतिक्रमणकारियों की पहचान कर सके और उन्हें गुवाहाटी से बाहर निकाल पाए।
ये सर्वेक्षण असम के मूलनिवासियों पर कोई प्रभाव नहीं डालेगा। pic.twitter.com/gPk4eK2rZB
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 31, 2025
He added, f needed, he would personally help them reach Bangladesh or Afghanistan.
One another note, Sarma said the Assam Government conducted a survey in the hills of Guwahati to identify the encroachers settled there and to remove them from Guwahati.
This survey will not have any impact on the indigenous people of Assam, he asserted.
A social media post in which Sarma wrote about the success of eviction drive and demand for Miya Land got over six thousand views within an hour.
