GUWAHATI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah urged people to give five more years to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to make the Assam free from flood.
Addressing a rally in poll-bound Assam's Nalbari on January 24, the Union Minister said, "A flood of development came here. Hospitals, new roads, colleges are being constructed. Industries are being set-up here. In the coming days, Only BJP can solve the biggest problem of Assam — floods. We have made Assam free from bullets and agitations. Give five years more to BJP and we will make Assam free from flood too".
Meanwhile, Assam state Health and Finance Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma on his Twitter wrote, "Vijay Sankalp Samaroh is a reiteration of our commitment to people of #Assam & is guided by the vision of Hon PM Sri @narendramodi & Hon HM Sri @AmitShah.
#Nalbari is honoured at the presence of Sri Shah and people extends an arousing welcome to him."
Taking a jibe at the Congress party, Amit Shah said that Congress cannot stop infiltrators in Assam as they are its vote bank.
"Can Congress and Badruddin Ajmal stop infiltrators in Assam? They will allow infiltrators since it is their vote bank. Only the Narendra Modi-led BJP government can free Assam from infiltrators," he said.
"Many times, the Congress has accused the BJP of being communal, while the Congress is with the Muslim League in Kerala and is in alliance with Badruddin Ajmal in Assam. In which direction will the Congress take Assam? I want to ask the people who were in power for years, what you did for Assam's culture? What did you do for the development of Assam?" he added.
Earlier today, the Union Minister also attended the one-year celebration of the signing of the historic Bodo Peace Accord at Green Field in Kokrajhar.
"I have come here to iterate that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP are committed to fulfilling all clauses of the BTR Accord, which will pave the way for peace and development in the region. It marks the beginning of the end of the insurgency in the region," Shah said in Assam's Kokrajhar.
The union home minister was accompanied by Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and health, finance, education minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Talking to the Twitter handle, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal wrote, "The BTR Accord was a landmark moment, which has ushered in a new era of peace & rapid development in BTR.
Glad to be a part of the 1st #BTRAccordDay celebration with Hon'ble Union Home Minister Shri @AmitShah Ji in Kokrajhar."
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