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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on December 26, 2020, launched several development projects in Assam. Shah laid the foundation stone of New Medical College in Guwahati. To be built at a cost of around Rs 850 crore, this will be the second medical college in Guwahati city.
Shah also laid the foundation of nine law colleges to be built in different parts of Assam. He also distributed financial grants to 8,000 Namghars (traditional Vaisnavite monasteries of Assam) under the Assam Darshan programme. Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal and his cabinet colleagues were also present on the occasion, according to a PIB release.
Shah, in his address, said that Assam, which was once infamous for its arms and unrest, is today on the path of development led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In eastern India, there were different types of movements and violence. Different groups were seen with arms in hand, today they are all associated with the mainstream and all those youth who were once agitating have joined the development process of Assam and are now working day and night to make Assam the growth engine of India.
The Union Home Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several efforts have been made for peace including the Bangladesh Agreement and Bru-Reang Agreement. PM Modi has also struck an agreement with the Bodoland groups paving the way for resolving the longstanding movement.
Shah said, ” I want to congratulate all the Bodo groups and people because they have entered into an agreement by trusting in the leadership of Modi ji. ” Shah said that NDA’s resounding victory in the recent Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election symbolises this faith.
The Union Home Minister said that elections will be held in Assam soon, extremists will soon resurface, approach people with masks on their faces and deceptive appearances and they will mislead the people. “Today, I have come to ask them what did you give to Assam by agitating? You have only served to kill the youth of Assam,” Shah said.
Shah said that the culture of Assam is the jewel of the country. Assam is a state with a fondness for culture, language and music. Bhupen Hazarika is known across India as a symbol of literature and art of not only Assam but the entire North-East. ”
But Bhupen ji did not get any respect. Narendra Modi Ji gave Bhupen ji the Bharat Ratna that contributed to advancing our literature and art, ” Shah said. He said that the Modi government always believes in emphasising the identity, culture, language and arts of the states. Without Assamese literature and art, the literature and art of India is incomplete, he added.
Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always accorded priority to the development of the North-East. A sum of Rs 8,000 crore towards gas royalty due to the Government of Assam was pending for years. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself was an MP from here for 18 years but could not solve the issue of royalty. Modi ji did a lot of work for the development of Assam by resolving the issue of royalty even before the present Assam government was formed.
The Union Home Minister said that PM Modi himself has visited the Northeast 30 times within 6 years and on each visit he gave the people a gift. Whether it is Arunachal or Assam, there has been an unprecedented success in ensuring the development of all states, linking the entire North-East with roads, railways, improving air connectivity and creating growth avenues for youth.
Shah said,” I congratulate the Government of Assam for protecting the Rhinoceros, which is the pride of Assam. In the past, poachers were bent on destroying the pride of Assam encouraged by state patronage. Today, the Assam government, working hard, has freed Kaziranga of encroachers.”