Congress planning law to appease religious minorities in Assam: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Wednesday (April 1, 2026) warned the radical of Assam against a “dangerous communal unit law” that the Congress allegedly plans to present successful the State, to people the “majority community” and “appease the minorities”.

Addressing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) canvass rallies successful Dhemaji and Sonitpur districts, helium highlighted the improvement projects of the NDA authorities successful Assam, but indicated that a Congress plan targeting the Hindu assemblage could undo the advancement seen successful the past 10 years.

Mr. Modi claimed that the Congress had tried to enact a communal unit instrumentality earlier the 2014 Lok Sabha predetermination to appease its “fixed ballot bank”, which would person been unfair to the bulk community.

“The instrumentality sought to clasp the bulk assemblage liable for riots, and spiritual minorities were considered victims forever. The BJP-NDA did not let this Bill, communal successful itself, to pass. Now, 12 years later, the Congress is announcing a akin instrumentality successful Assam,” helium said.

“It has go wide that the Congress, which has go the Muslim League-Maoist Congress, tin bash thing to beryllium successful power,” Mr. Modi said.

Protecting Assamese identity

The Prime Minister pointed to the BJP’s electoral committedness to instrumentality the Uniform Civil Code successful Assam with measures to support tribal traditions successful the Sixth Schedule areas arsenic grounds that the BJP walks the talk. He besides stressed the party’s initiatives to safeguard the dignity, safety, and rights of women and marginalised people.

Mr. Modi besides criticised the Congress for settling foreigners successful Assam and making the autochthonal radical minorities successful their ain land. “The BJP-NDA authorities volition not let the onshore of farmers, tribal people, and our forests to beryllium occupied by infiltrators. Assamese pridefulness and individuality volition beryllium maintained. This is Modi’s guarantee,” helium said.

Lauding the BJP-led State government’s propulsion for improvement push, helium said that Assam would soon beryllium known globally not lone for its tea, but besides for spot production. “Phones, cars, TVs, and fridges volition soon tally connected chips made successful Assam. This is our roadmap for a developed Assam,” helium said.

PM predicts NDA hat-trick

The Prime Minister said the translation of Assam nether BJP governance has made its younker clasp a caller future, acold removed from the “dark era” of Congress rule, erstwhile the State was known for bombs, guns, riots, and curfews. Reaffirming the BJP’s committedness to lasting peace, development, and the extortion of Assamese civilization and identity, Mr. Modi predicted that the NDA would execute a hat-trick triumph successful the upcoming Assembly election.

Exuding assurance astir the show of the BJP and its allies, helium took a swipe astatine Congress person Rahul Gandhi. “Assam is getting a BJP-NDA authorities for the 3rd consecutive time. The Congress’s alleged prince volition endure a period of defeat,” helium said.

Earlier, the Prime Minister visited the Manohari Tea Estate successful Dibrugarh territory and interacted with women plantation workers there. “We are precise arrogant of the efforts of each and each beverage plot family. Their hard enactment and perseverance person enhanced Assam’s pride,” helium said successful a station connected X.