Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma warned Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Mahmood A. Madani against “crossing limits” during his visit to eviction sites in Goalpara, asserting that he would be arrested if he overstepped. “Who is Madani? Is he God? His bravado existed only during Congress rule. If he crosses limits, I will put him behind bars. I am the Chief Minister, not Madani,” Sarma said.

Madani, meanwhile, accused the government of ignoring Supreme Court guidelines on eviction and claimed that people were being targeted on religious lines. He stressed that while foreigners can be deported, Indian citizens must not be left homeless. “Evictions happen across the country, but here guidelines are flouted. Citizens are branded as ‘miya,’ ‘unknown,’ ‘doubtful.’ That is more disheartening than eviction itself,” he argued, calling for a humanitarian approach and rehabilitation for those displaced.