Union home minister Amit Shah is in Assam ahead of the assembly polls in the state in next few months and he terms infiltration and floods as its two biggest problem.
While addressing a rally in Kamrup, Shah claimed only a BJP government could stop infiltration.
“For years, those who kept peace away from Assam—this state’s biggest problems are two—infiltration and floods. Can Congress or any of these other parties, can they stop infiltration? Only the BJP government can stop infiltration—under Narendra Modi’s leadership. Infiltration affects our culture, arts and snatches away opportunities from our youth,” said Shah.
He added, “All separatists groups have slowly left the path of violence and joined the mainstream. Bodo youth who used to carry guns are now joining the mainstream. Recently conducted polls saw 80% voting without a single incident of violence. This pair (Sonowal-Biswa Sharma) has crossed several hurdles in the story of Assam’s progress. People of Assam will give the mandate to BJP in 2021.”
Shah arrived in Guwahati on Saturday afternoon for a three-day visit to Assam and Manipur.
In Assam, Shah would lay the foundation stone for a new medical college in Guwahati, distribute financial grants to 8000 “manghars” or Vaishnavite monasteries under the Assam Darshan program, lay foundation for the development of Batadrava Than, a cultural and tourist destination and declare setting up of nine law colleges.
Tomorrow, he would lay the foundation stone of Churachandpur Medical College in Imphal.
Meanwhile the ruling BJP has begun its election preparations with the formation of a 16-member state election committee. It includes chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Himanta Biswa Sarma and state chief Ranjeet Kumar Das.
The election for the 126-member Assam assembly is likely to be held in March-April 2021.
