PM Modi in Assam poll rally

Hitting out at the opposition, the Prime Minister claimed that the BJP, in 10 years, did what Congress could not in 60 years.

“Today Modi’s guarantee is going on in the entire country and the North East itself is a witness to Modi’s guarantee. The North-East, which was given only problems by Congress, has been transformed by the BJP into a source of possibilities. Congress fueled separatism and Modi made efforts for peace and security. What Congress could not do in 60 years, Modi did in 10 years,” he said.

“BJP is the party that follows the mantra of Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas. There is no discrimination in the schemes of the NDA government, everyone benefits from them. Now the NDA has decided to reach out to every citizen of the country and provide them with the facilities they are eligible for,” PM Modi added.

Modi was here to campaign for NDA candidates from three constituencies: Asom Gana Parishad’s Phani Bhushan Choudhury for Barpeta, the United People’s Party, Liberal nominee Jayanta Basumatary for Kokrajhar and the BJP’s Bijuli Kalita Medhi for Guwahati, who were all present at the rally.

At the rally, the Prime Minister also tried his hands on a traditional instrument, ‘Nagada’.

Nalbari falls under the Darrang-Udalguri Lok Sabha constituency, one of the newly created seats by delimitation out of the erstwhile Mangaldai seat. The BJP’s sitting MP, Dilip Saikia, is pitted against Madhab Rajbanshi of the Indian National Congress.

The Lok Sabha polls for 14 seats in Assam will be held in three phases starting on April 19.

In this Lok Sabha election in Assam, the BJP is contesting in 11 out of 14 seats, while its ally parties, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), are contesting in two seats (Barpeta and Dhubri) and UPPL in one seat (Kokrajhar), respectively.

Both the Congress and the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) claimed three seats each.

During the 2019 elections, the BJP increased its seat count to 9, while the Congress maintained its three seats, and the AIUDF won a single seat.

(With inputs from PTI and ANI)