Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that illegal infiltrators will not only be removed from the electoral rolls but will also be sent out of the country within the next five years. He made this statement while addressing a public gathering in Assam.

Shah was speaking after laying the foundation stone for a new campus of the Assam Police 10th Battalion. He said that the new campus would be built on land that had been freed from encroachments by infiltrators. According to him, the land was earlier occupied illegally, and the government cleared it to use it for development purposes.

During his speech, Shah strongly spoke about the issue of illegal immigration. He said that just removing infiltrators from the voters’ list is not enough. They must also be deported from India. “It is not enough to just evict infiltrators from encroached lands; they must also be sent out of India,” he said.

The Home Minister also drew a comparison with the government’s action against Naxalism. He said that if the country can become free from Naxals, it can also become free from infiltrators. His statement was meant to show that the government is determined to act firmly on the issue of illegal immigration, just as it has acted against left-wing extremism.

Shah also attacked Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, during his speech. He said that Rahul Gandhi had once stated that infiltrators would be removed. However, Shah accused the Congress party of not taking action because, according to him, illegal immigrants form its votebank. “Congress can't do so as illegal immigrants are its votebank,” he said.

The Home Minister’s remarks come at a time when Assam is preparing for its Assembly elections. Elections to the 126-member Assam Assembly are expected to be held in March-April. His speech is seen as significant in the political context of the state, where the issue of illegal immigration has remained a major topic for many years.

Apart from speaking about infiltrators, Shah also spoke about the development of Assam. He expressed confidence that the state would see strong growth in the coming years. He said that Assam will become the industrial hub of eastern and northeastern India in the next five years. His statement suggested that the government is focusing not only on security issues but also on economic development in the region.

The foundation stone ceremony of the Assam Police 10th Battalion campus was presented as a step toward strengthening law enforcement in the state. By building the campus on land freed from encroachment, Shah highlighted what he described as the government’s action against illegal occupation and infiltration.

Overall, Shah’s speech focused on two main themes — removing illegal infiltrators from India and promoting development in Assam. He made it clear that the government plans to take strong steps in the next five years to deal with illegal immigration and to ensure that such individuals are removed from electoral rolls as well as from the country.

His remarks are likely to play an important role in the political debate in Assam ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.