Congress ruined Assam, BJP has developed the state in 5 years: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

GUWAHATI: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in his maiden election rally to Assam, stated that Congress has ruined Assam in 50 years, however, the Bhartiya Janata Party BJP has made Assam a prosperous and developed state in the last five years.

Chouhan a star campaigner of BJP was in Naharkatia today which is going to the polls in the first phase on March 27.

The Madhya Pradesh CM is campaigning for first-time BJP candidate Taranga Gogoi, who is pitted against Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) president Lurinjyoti Gogoi and Congress's former minister Pranatee Phukan. Sitting AGP MLA Naren Sonowal, part of the BJP-led NDA, is also in a "friendly contest" against the BJP candidate.

Stating that Assam was on the verge of destruction during the Congress rule, which has increased foreign infiltration with no development and dominant corruption in the state. However, the state has written a saga of development after the Sarbananda Sonowal led BJP government came to power under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Chouhan further asserted that the Congress party is following the footsteps of Jinnah and not Mahatma Gandhi which is an attempt to destroy the country. He said this in context to the opposition party's alliance with AIUDF in Assam, ISF in West Bengal and IUML in Kerala.

The CM also alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is 'dividing the nation" into north and south and practicing the same politics in Assam by creating differences between different tribes and communities.

While citing the bravery of Lachit Borphukan (Ahom general), because of whom the Mughals were defeated, Chouhan alleged that Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi only gave infiltration, violence, terrorism, agitation, hunger and unemployment.

Chouhan was accompanied by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. He will be campaigning for Terosh Gowala, a BJP candidate from Duliajan constituency.

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