Union Home Minister Amit Shah has urged voters in Assam to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming assembly polls, emphasizing the need to tackle illegal infiltration and ensure peace and development in the state.
Shah addressed an election rally in Dhekiajuli, drumming up support for BJP candidates from Darrang district, including Cabinet Minister and sitting MLA Ashok Singha.
Voting for all 126 assembly seats in Assam will take place on April 9, with counting of votes scheduled for May 4.
Shah stressed that voting for the BJP is crucial to rid Assam of illegal infiltrators, ensuring peace and development, and providing jobs for youths within the state.
He mentioned that there have been no shootings or blasts in Assam since the BJP came to power in 2016, highlighting the party's ability to ensure lasting peace in the state.
Shah also reminded the public that the state government has evicted illegal settlers from 49,500 acres of encroached government land and forests, including sacred sites like the birthplace of Vaishnavite saint Srimanta Sankardev.
The Union Home Minister listed development projects completed in the state in the past 10-12 years, emphasizing the significant funding provided by the BJP government under Narendra Modi, ₹900,000 crore, compared to the ₹128,000 crore given by the Congress government at the Centre from 2004 to 2014.
