Narendra Modi blows bugle for Assam election

Addressing a rally organised jointly by BJP and its new ally Bodoland People’s Front for the upcoming Assam Assembly polls, Modi said BJP will ensure all-round development of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) areas which have been “betrayed” by Congress. 

“Why does Assam have so many problems when the same government is there for 15 years and the state has sent a Prime Minister for 10 years. They could not do anything in 15 years and now they want me to solve all their problems within 15 months. Don’t you think it’s unfair,” Modi said.

Modi announced that the people of Karbi community living in the plains of Assam and Bodos living in hill areas would be granted tribal status and the process has already started. Announcing other initiatives, the Prime Minister said the Rupsi Airport in Dhubri will be taken over by the Indian Air Force. 

Election to Assam’s 126-member Assembly is expected to be held in April-May along with four other states. The BPF is believed to have strong presence in Kokrajhar and its neighbouring areas. The party has been in power in Bodoland Territorial Council since its inception in 2003. 

Meanwhile, young entrepreneurs who have started new ventures in Sikkim to harness the potential of organic products, shared their experiences with Modi on Tuesday.