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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday raised concerns over rising infiltration in Assam, calling it a growing challenge. During his address in Assam’s Golaghat, he accused the previous Congress governments of aiding infiltrators and disturbing the state’s demographic balance for vote-bank politics. He highlighted that the BJP government in Assam is now fighting this challenge of “infiltration” along with people of Assam.

What did PM Modi say?

Praising the Assam government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for Mission Basundhara, he emphasised that BJP is committed to correct what he termed as the “historical injustice” done to the tribal communities

“Amidst these development efforts, a challenge is becoming more and more severe in front of Assam. This challenge is of infiltration. When the Congress government was here, it gave land to the infiltrators and gave protection to illegal occupation. Congress disturbed the balance of Assam’s demography in the greed of vote bank,” PM Modi said.

“Now the BJP government is fighting this challenge along with the people of Assam… I would also like to praise the Assam government for Mission Basundhara. Under this, land leases have been given to lakhs of families… BJP is fully committed to correct the historical injustice done to the tribal society,” he added.

PM Modi arrived in Assam on Saturday, where he attended 100th birth anniversary celebrations of Bharat Ratna singer Bhupen Hazarika in Guwahati. Then on Sunday, he reached Golaghat and inaugurated various projects including Numaligarh Refinery Ltd’s bamboo-based refinery unit.

Inaugurating the bamboo-based ethanol plant, PM Modi said, “Today, we are going to make ethanol from bamboo. But you should not forget the days when the Congress government used to put people in jail for cutting bamboo. There was a ban on cutting bamboo, which is a part of the daily life of our tribals. Our government lifted the ban on bamboo cutting and today this decision is benefiting the people of North East a lot.”

Moreover, during his speech, PM Modi expressed his deep gratitude for the overwhelming love and support he receives from the people of the Northeast, especially Assam. “I have been in North East for the last two days. Whenever I come to the North East, I get unprecedented love and blessings. Especially the love and affection I get in this region of Assam is amazing. I express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you. Today is a very important day for the glorious journey of developed Assam, developed India. Today, Assam has received projects worth about Rs 18,000 crore,” PM Modi said.




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