Amit Shah Remembers Golap Borbora’s 19-Month Imprisonment During Emergency

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, at Golap Borbora’s birth centenary on August 29, hailed Assam’s first non-Congress Chief Minister for ushering in a major political shift in 1978. He praised Borbora’s sacrifices during the Emergency, noting his 19-month imprisonment as the first to be jailed and last to be freed. Shah highlighted Borbora’s educational reforms, including free education up to Class 10 and establishing over 200 institutions in a year. Commending CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and the Assam government, Shah said BJP honours leaders beyond the Gandhi family, ensuring due recognition to diverse contributors to India’s progress.