Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a sharp political offensive during a series of election rallies in Assam, pledging to introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), intensify action against alleged illegal infiltration and reshape the state’s demographic and political landscape if the BJP returns to power.Addressing public gatherings, Shah said the BJP government in Assam would bring in the UCC in its very first Cabinet meeting. He emphasised that the law would prohibit practices such as polygamy, framing it as a step toward legal uniformity and social reform.He also highlighted a proposed “High Powered Demography Mission,” which he said was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Independence Day-2025, adding that the Ministry of Home Affairs would soon issue a notification to operationalise it. According to Shah, the initiative is aimed at preventing what he described as “unnatural demographic changes.”Stepping up his attack on the Opposition, Shah accused Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of engaging in “vote bank politics” and supporting illegal migrants. He claimed that demographic shifts in several districts of Assam reflected a rise in the Muslim population and a decline in the Hindu population, alleging that the Congress had historically enabled such changes.Shah also criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her and Congress leaders of opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) while allegedly supporting undocumented migrants for electoral gains. He asserted that the BJP was working to remove “intruders” from voter lists and would take further action in the future.Highlighting the party’s approach, Shah said that in its first term, the BJP government curbed infiltration; in the second term, it identified infiltrators, and in a potential third term, the BJP would move towards their removal.He claimed that infiltration had been stopped in Assam and Tripura under the BJP rule and emphasised similar action in West Bengal if the party comes to power there.Comparing the BJP governance with the earlier Congress regimes, Shah alleged that between 1950 and 2014, Assam witnessed unchecked infiltration, violence and social unrest. He credited the BJP government with restoring peace, claiming that there had been no bomb blasts in the state in recent years.Shah also announced development initiatives, including the establishment of a second state secretariat in Silchar within the next five years. He cited measures such as the conversion of 402 madrasas into primary schools and the abolition of triple talaq as examples of the BJP’s reform agenda.Shah urged voters to support the BJP, stating that electing the party would ensure Assam was “freed from intruders” and placed firmly on a path of development and stability.