Himanta Biswa Sarma Says Polygamy Will Be Banned in Assam, Regardless of Community

The Chief Minister also announced that action will be intensified against those involved in illegal activities, suspicious identities, and those encroaching on government land. He said, "The eviction drive will continue, polygamy will end-no one can stop me."

Sarma also launched a scathing attack on the Congress party on electoral issues. He alleged that the Congress party is relying on only 22 seats in the upcoming assembly elections and is using Miya-dominated seats as "oxygen." He said, "The Congress is demanding Rs 1 crore in advance and Rs 3 crore later for tickets from candidates. People from several seats-Srijangram, Bagheria-Mandia, Samaria, and Dalgaon-have told me this themselves."

Sarma also claimed that welfare schemes run by his government, such as Arunodoi and women entrepreneurship, have reached the Miya community equally, and that the government has no problems with the community.

He said, "The only problem arises when some people illegally occupy government land." Following these statements by the Chief Minister, issues of polygamy and identity have once again become the focus of the electoral debate, adding new heat to Assamese politics.