A CORRESPONDENT DIPHU:
Peace & Development Process in Assam: Terming peace as a prerequisite for development and progress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has asserted that the present regimes at the Centre and State have been making relentless efforts to ensure lasting peace in Assam.
Addressing a huge public rally for unity peace and development at Dengaon in Karbi Anglong on Thursday, Shah said that due to the efforts of Central Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the State Government led by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal peace has come back to Assam as several militant groups have surrendered arms and come back to mainstream.
Referring to the laying down of arms by 1,040 militants of five militant groups from Karbi Anglong a few days ago, Shah said under BJP led government the hill districts of Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao are rapidly progressing towards peace and prosperity while shunning the path of violence.
Shah said during the time of previous Congress governments the hill districts of Assam were neglected and no substantial development took place there. Now during the tenure of the BJP-led Central and State governments, the hill districts of Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao have moved rapidly towards development in all sectors such as education, power, roads, providing of houses etc. and he said that without peace development cannot take place.
Referring to implementation of schemes worth several crores in Karbi Anglong, setting up of Diphu Medical College and plan for building a Cancer Hospital at Diphu, Shah assured other demands of Karbi people such as setting up a Law College, Model Degree College etc. in the district would also be fulfilled in a very short period of time.
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