Sribhumi (Assam) [India], August 8 (ANI): In an intensified action amidst the ongoing illegal eviction drive in Assam, the state police in the early hours of Friday pushed back 10 illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators from the Sribhumi sector.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shared a post on his official 'X' handle and informed about the development.

'Stern action against illegal infiltration continues! In the wee hours today, Assam Police pushed back 10 illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators from Sribhumi sector. Attempts to alter Assam's demography will NOT BE TOLERATED. Borders secured, infiltrators REPELLED!,' the 'X' post said.

Earlier on August 3, in a stern action, the Assam police had pushed back three illegal Bangladeshi citizens from the Shribhumi sector.

Meanwhile, the Assam government has carried out eviction drives in various parts of the state to evict illegal settlers who grabbed the government lands, forest lands, VGR/PGR lands.

The Assam government has already freed more than 1.29 lakh bighas of encroached land.

A day earlier, the Assam CM stated that all unauthorised occupation of VGRs (Village Grazing Reserves), PGRs (Professional Grazing Reserves), Satras, Naamghars, forest land, and other public areas would be cleared in a phased manner.

'The government will clear all illegal encroachments on VGR, PGR, Satras, Naamghars, and forest land across the State in a systematic and phased manner,' said CM Sarma.

The Chief Minister visited Uriamghat in Golaghat district on Friday to inspect areas that have been encroached upon and for which the state government has already issued eviction notices.

Sarma said that thousands of bighas of land in the area had been unlawfully occupied. He observed that certain families had encroached upon as much as 300 to 400 bighas of land, using it for various economic activities.

Emphasising that the government could not remain indifferent to such developments, the Chief Minister affirmed that appropriate action would follow, urging the public to cooperate with the measures the state government intends to implement. (ANI)