TAMULPUR, Nov 13: The All Bodoland Minority Students’ Union (ABMSU) on Thursday opposed what it called the selective eviction of minority communities in Assam and demanded rehabilitation for displaced families.

ABMSU president Taison Hussein alleged that eviction drives in Nagaon, Goalpara, Lakhimpur and other parts of the state had targeted minority communities, leaving thousands homeless and destitute.

He said the government must properly rehabilitate displaced people and uphold the Constitution while carrying out eviction operations.

Hussein announced that people opposing the eviction drives would organise a massive protest at Ram Maidan in New Delhi on November 19.

Questioning the proposed SIR exercise, he referred to the exclusion of around 19 lakh people from the National Register of Citizens in Assam and asked how the concerns of those left out would be addressed. He also questioned whether the Citizenship Amendment Act would apply only to non-Muslim communities and raised concerns over its implications for minority voters.

Hussein demanded that authorities produce evidence for claims that names of Bangladeshi nationals had entered the NRC. He alleged that illegal immigration had repeatedly been used for political gains and said minority communities should not be branded as foreigners or subjected to injustice and harassment.

“It is not 1983 now, it is 2026,” Hussein said, questioning what he described as the continued targeting of minorities in the name of identifying Bangladeshis.

He also criticised Dhubri MP Rakibul Hussain, accusing him of failing to raise his voice against the eviction of minority families.

“In Dhubri, evictions are being carried out and democratic and human rights are being stripped away by the BJP government. Rakibul Hussain should speak up on this issue, but he has failed to raise his voice for Muslim people. Lakhs of people have lost their homes in the name of eviction, but he has not spoken up for them. He claims to be a representative, but is not fulfilling his responsibilities,” Hussein alleged.

He also accused the MP of practising family-centric politics and betraying the interests of minority communities.