Congress neglected Assam; BJP ensured its development, protected State’s identity: Fadnavis

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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis offers prayers astatine  the Mariani Thakurbari Temple, successful  Jorhat connected  March 31, 2026.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis offers prayers astatine the Mariani Thakurbari Temple, successful Jorhat connected March 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis connected Tuesday (March 31, 2026) said the BJP-led authorities successful Assam has not lone ensured the State's improvement but besides protected its identity.

He accused the Congress of having neglected the State and the northeastern portion by adopting a "step-motherly attitude" towards them.

On the different hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has enactment the portion astatine the centre of development, the BJP person said.

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Addressing a rally successful enactment of the BJP's Jorhat campaigner Hitendra Nath Goswami, the Maharashtra CM alleged that infiltration was astatine its highest successful Assam nether Congress governments.

"People had to motorboat a question against it, and scores were martyred. But the influx did not stop, and the authorities was burning. It was staring astatine a afloat demographic change."

"But the concern changed erstwhile Modi came to power. Infiltration has been stopped, and astir each militant groups successful the authorities are returning to the mainstream," helium claimed.

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Mr. Fadnavis claimed that the State's demography would person changed and Assam's past would person been rewritten nether the Congress rule.

"But the Modi authorities works not conscionable for development, but besides protects the state's identity, culture, history, and tradition," helium said.

He told the gathering that the BJP-led authorities has ensured monolithic infrastructure improvement for the State.

Mentioning the Tata Group's semiconductor portion astatine Jagiroad, Mr. Fadnavis said, "It is simply a acquisition of Modi ji to Assam. It volition spot the State connected the planetary map." He added that countries with the quality to manufacture semiconductors volition beryllium planetary leaders successful the future, and India has joined the elite ranks of a fistful of nations.

Taking a excavation astatine the Congress, Mr. Fadnavis alleged it had ever adopted a "step-motherly attitude" towards the northeast, owed to which the portion did not spot overmuch development, and was embroiled successful unrest.

He besides criticised the absorption enactment for its "anti-national stance" during the West Asia crisis, claiming it was trying to make discontentment among the radical by raising mendacious doubts implicit the availability of LPG and fuel.

"We had besides been successful the opposition, but we had ne'er acted successful specified a shameful manner," helium said.

Taking a excavation astatine authorities Congress president Gaurav Gogoi, who is besides the absorption party's campaigner successful Jorhat, Mr. Fadnavis said, "Those successful Lok Sabha should stay there. BJP volition instrumentality to power, and helium volition person nary enactment here." Mr. Gogoi is besides the absorption party's lawman person successful the Lok Sabha.

Published - March 31, 2026 07:20 p.m. IST

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