The Congress party in Assam announced on Thursday, September 18, 2025, that it plans to file a formal police complaint regarding allegedly AI-generated videos circulated on social media by the BJP. The party claims these videos are designed to “target” their State unit president, Gaurav Gogoi, and the Muslim community.
A spokesperson confirmed that the Congress’ social media and IT cell will submit the complaint at the Dispur Police Station in Guwahati to register an FIR.
Since Monday, September 15, 2025, the Assam BJP has been sharing multiple videos on its ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) account. These videos suggest an imminent threat to the state from illegal immigrants.
One particular video, titled ‘Assam without BJP,’ features AI-generated imagery depicting “Muslims taking control of key locations in Guwahati, including the airport, stadium, tea estates, and the historic Ahom-era amphitheater, Rangghar.”
Accompanying this video is a caption that reads: “We can’t let this dream of paijan come true,” followed by an appeal to the public to “choose to vote carefully.”
The BJP has consistently referred to Mr. Gogoi as ‘paijan’ since Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma publicly accused him of having alleged ties with Pakistan’s ISI.
Responding to the controversial videos, Mr. Gogoi asserted, “The words, actions, and images produced by the BJP IT cell lack the power to even scratch the surface of Assamese society.”
The Assam Congress spokesperson reiterated, “We will file a police complaint over AI-generated videos uploaded by the BJP targeting our state president Gaurav Gogoi and the Muslim community.”
Mr. Gogoi emphasized his vision for Assam, stating that the state “deserves politicians who help its people reach new heights.”
He further posted on ‘X’: “Assam has been nurtured by Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva, Azan Pir, Swargadeo Siukapha, Lachit Borphukan, and Bhupen Hazarika. People involved in the smuggling of cattle, coal, betel leaves, and drugs will not dictate the Assamese mind.”
The Congress leader expressed his party’s desire to foster “a society of pilots, engineers, doctors, entrepreneurs, bankers, and business owners.”
“We aspire to see a ‘bor’ [great] Assam where hard work triumphs over hate, decency prevails over hubris, democracy crushes autocracy, and everyone is treated with respect,” he added.
In response to Mr. Gogoi’s statements, the Assam BJP hit back on ‘X’, remarking, “Visionary paijan wants to build a paradise where his own bloodline won’t dare to step foot! He screams about a Bor Axom [great Assam] day and night, but funnily enough, he doesn’t want his own family anywhere near it! Wonder why? Maybe because even he knows that his so-called ‘Bor Axom’ is nothing but a promised land reserved for the Kanglus (sic). Step down, No one is buying it.”
Assam’s Information and Public Relations (IPR) Minister, Pijush Hazarika, defended the BJP’s videos, claiming they “clearly spoke about the threat of illegal immigrants who are changing Assam’s demography.”
He further questioned on ‘X’: “But instantly these ‘champions of secularism’ screamed Islamophobia! Now tell me — why the ‘mirchi’ if the issue is about illegals? And here’s the real kicker — if, in their logic, talking about illegal immigrants = Islamophobia, then aren’t they themselves suggesting that all Muslims are illegal immigrants? Who’s the real Islamophobe here? Them or us?”
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while declining to comment directly on the ongoing dispute, dismissed the opposition, stating that “these so-called Amul babies [apparently referring to Gogoi], who have no knowledge of anything, who only know how to advance on the strength of their PR — what threat do they pose to us?”
He concluded by alleging that Mr. Gogoi and the Congress have “trivialised even a serious issue like going to Pakistan. What could be more shameful than this?”