Northeast region will be India's growth hub: Amit Shah


Guwahati, Feb 25 (IANS): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has identified the Northeast region as India's "Growth Hub".

Addressing a gathering in Nagaon district's Batadrava Than, Shah said the Modi government has already started work to make the region as the growth engine of India.

"To take the Northeast development in a mission mode, the Prime Minister had visited the region 35 times in the past five years. The Congress leaders and ministers visited Assam only during the election time," the senior BJP leader said.

"Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stewardship, a new era of development has started in Assam and the Northeast region. Entire Northeast region is transforming. Northeast India will emerge as the highest contributor in the GDP of India," said Shah.

Urging the people to reinstall the BJP government for the second time, Shah promised that his party's vision is to make Assam an infiltration free, flood free, corruption free, violence free, agitation free and number one state in India.

"A satellite based survey has been conducted and plans are afoot to permanently resolve the flood problem and to undertake many projects to develop tourism and other infrastructures," he said.

The Batadrava Than in central Assam's Nagaon district is the birthplace of social reformer Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva, who was a 15th-16th century Assamese saint, scholar, poet, playwright, social-religious reformer and a figure of importance in Assam's cultural and religious history.

Shah on Thursday launched the work of a state-funded Rs 188-crore project for the beautification of Batadrava Than.

Saying that the Centre and state double engine governments of the BJP have undertaken a large number of steps for the all round development of Assam and protection of Assamese culture and traditions. He said the NDA government has awarded late famous singer and composer Bhupen Hazarika with Bharat Ratna; and the Padma Bhushan award posthumously to former Assam Chief Minister and Congress leader Tarun Gogoi.

"Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh represented Assam, the Congress ruled Assam for 15 years (2001-2016) but did nothing for the betterment of Assam and its people.

"The BJP-led NDA government has constructed over 20,000 km road, bridges, airports, railway projects, approved a lot of gas and oil based projects, mega health institutions including AIIMS and many educational institutions," he pointed out.

The Home Minister said that the BJP government in Assam, to protect and promote the traditions and culture of Assam had provided Rs 2.5 lakh each to 8,000 "Namghars" (traditional Vaishnavite monasteries of Assam) under the Assam 'Darshan' programme.

"Namghars", literally meaning Prayer House, introduced by Srimanta Sankardeva, are places for congregational worship associated with the entire Assamese community and the Ekasarana sect of Hinduism, in particular, which is native to Assam.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, state's Finance, Education and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also addressed the gatherings.

Later in the day, Shah will visit the hill district of Karbi Anglong where he will address another public meeting at Dengaon and is expected to meet surrendered extremists.

Earlier, Shah visited Assam on February 11 and January 23, and addressed several public rallies.

On February 11, with an eye on the Assembly polls in Assam and West Bengal, he met influential Koch-Rajbongshi leader 'Maharaj' Ananta Rai and spent about an hour at his residence in western Assam's Chirang district.

The Koch-Rajbongshi community habitats in Assam and West Bengal and claims to have over 18.5 lakh votes in the two states.

 

  

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  • Vishal, Puttur

    Thu, Feb 25 2021

    Another lie.

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 25 2021

    What to say about development in rest of India Amit Shahji ??? Petrol has reached 60 to 100 since 2018 to 2021, milk from 18 to 25 ( if you guys are wondering, wait for 2 days for this shocker), LPG is skipping by 100 since past three cylinders I sought refill - is there an end to development ?? I am sure this is what you are trying to explain to the people of NE.

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  • El En Tea, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 25 2021

    No overconfidence on EVM based politics please

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  • AM, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 25 2021

    Amit Shah and Modi specialized in creating jumla's and win elections. In fact they should hand over the Governance to any other people who can do it better than them and they must concentrate fully on election campaign. People of India can observe these people never speak about development of the country and work for it. They continuously propogate BJP agenda wherever they go and never speak about the governance. Only jumla and lies

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  • T.Lobo, Bejai

    Thu, Feb 25 2021

    Yep.....ever other person will develop BUT northeasterns. We know wht people from some geographical area did in Goa n Tripura.

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 25 2021

    elections time jumla "growth hub"

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  • anthony, mangalore

    Thu, Feb 25 2021

    Gujarat Model of Jhumla Devlopment has fnally reached the North East.

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