Narendra Modi launches Assam Assembly elections campaign, slams Congress for neglecting North-East
PM Modi said that Assam needs a government which listens to poor people and the working class of society. Without mentioning the name of anyone, he targeted Gandhi family and Tarun Gogoi for degrading and neglecting the people of Assam
Dibrugarh, Feb 5: After inaugurating the first petrochemical project in Dibrugarh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the election campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam. This is the first time the that any Prime Minister has kicked off any elections campaign in the Assam and addressed the tea workers at the same time. Modi also hit out at Congress for neglecting the state and not letting it develop.
Addressing the rally at Moran in Dibrugarh, PM Modi said that Assam needs a government which listens to poor people and the working class of society. Without mentioning the name of anyone, he targeted Gandhi family and Tarun Gogoi for degrading and neglecting the people of Assam. He said, "There is one family which is not ready to let us take decisions." Adding more he appealed to the people to vote for Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sarbanand Sonowal. He said, "If you people want to bring peace and happiness in in Assam, you will have to bring Sarbanand Sonowal in power." (ALSO READ: Narendra Modi inaugurates petrochemical project in Dibrugarh, says India will develop only if North-East develops)
Earlier too, while addressing the people at the inauguration of first petrochemical project of North-East in Dibrugarh, Modi said that this was not his job, as the project has been delayed enough. He added that with each passing day, the cost of bringing an inspirational project into surface also increases. The multi billion project, spread over 3,000 bighas, got it approval in 2006 and the stone-laying ceremony was done in 2007 by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, but was completed only in 2016.
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