Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 10 : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday urged people "not to employ or sell land" to any "unknown people" in the state during the inuaguration of Swahid Smarak in Boragaon, Guwahati, on the occasion of the Martyrs' Day of the Assam Movement.
Assam CM dedicated the Swahid Smarak to the "martyrs" who stood up against the infiltrators who entered Assam from Bangladesh in 1979.

"We laid the foundation stone of Jatiya Swahid Smarak on 10 December 2019. Sarbananda Sonowal was the Chief Minister at that time. Today, we have dedicated a beautiful Swahid Smarak in memory of the martyrs of the Assam Movement," he said.
"December 10 is a holy day for us, a day to take a new resolution. I urge the people of Assam and the country not to sell your land to unknown people. Don't give jobs to unknown people in your industries, business establishments and don't bring unknown people to cultivate in your lands," Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Assam CM further informed about the construction of an auditorium at the time and outlined a plan for a digital library.
"An auditorium with a capacity of 500 seats is being constructed here. I have a dream to construct a digital library of the Assam Movement and Assamese History where we can see the 5000-year-old history of our community," he said.
According to the Chief Minister, the Swahid Smarak and Swahid Stamba were built for Rs 170 crore over more than 150 bighas of land at Pachim Boragaon.
Union Minister Sarabanda Sonowal and Cabinet Ministers of the State Government, Atul Bora, Keshab Mahanta, Bimal Bora, Pijush Hazarika and Jayanta Mallabaruah, Chief Secretary Dr. Ravi Kota, senior officials, AASU Chief Adviser Dr. Samujjal Kumar Bhattacharjya, President Utpal Sarma, General Secretary Samiran Phukan and several distinguished personalities were present on the occasion.
Earlier, PM Modi paid tribute to the people who took part in the Assam Movement, stressing that their contribution holds a defining place in India's history and reaffirming the Centre's commitment to advancing Assam's cultural and developmental aspirations.
In a post on X, PM Modi wrote, "Today, on Swahid Diwas, we recall the valour of all those who were a part of the Assam Movement. The Movement will always have a prime place in our history. We reiterate our commitment to fulfilling the dreams of those who participated in the Assam Movement, notably the strengthening of Assam's culture and the all-around progress of the state."
The Swahid Diwas is celebrated every year on December 10 to pay tribute to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the Assam movement. The civil disobedience movement was launched by the Assam Students Union (ASU) and the All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad (AASGP) in 1979 against infiltrators entering Assam from Bangladesh.
The movement ended in 1985 after the then-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi signed the historic Assam accord, which assured the detection of illegal foreigners and promised to ensure Constitutional, legislative, and administrative safeguards to protect, preserve, and promote the cultural, social, and linguistic identity and heritage of the Assamese people.