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BJP ensured lasting peace in NE: PM Modi
GUWAHATI [Maha Media]: Asserting that sounds of bombs and gunfire are a thing of the past in the Northeast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the BJP ensured long-lasting peace in the region, while the Congress signed various accords for “selfish interests”.
Addressing a public meeting in Assam’s Kokrajhar district virtually from Guwahati after rain disrupted his travel schedule, Modi said the state was writing a new chapter of peace and development under the “double-engine” government.
Modi alleged Congress endangered national security by handing over the land of indigenous people to infiltrators.
“Punish Congress in the upcoming elections and give a clear message that there is no place for infiltrators in this country,” he added.
Later in the day, the Prime Minister will distribute land pattas to tea garden workers, marking a historic milestone in providing homestead land rights to the tea garden community in Guwahati. He will also release the 22nd instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme to over 9.3 crore farmers across the country, under which eligible farmers receive Rs 2,000 directly into their bank accounts.
The Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the Kopili Hydro-Electric Project located in Dima Hasao and West Karbi Anglong districts. Constructed at a cost of over Rs 2,300 crore, the project will enhance clean energy generation, improve grid stability in the region and ensure reliable power supply to households, farmers and industries
Major railway electrification projects will be dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister, including the Rangiya-Murkongselek rail line electrification (558 km) built at a cost of around Rs 420 crore, the Chaparmukh-Dibrugarh rail line electrification (571 km) built at a cost of about Rs 1,180 crore, and the Badarpur-Silchar and Badarpur-Churaibari rail lines, built at a cost of around Rs 650 crore.
These projects will enable faster, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable train operations while improving connectivity across the Brahmaputra and Barak Valley regions.
PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone for the Furkating-Tinsukia rail line doubling project (194 km) costing over Rs 3,600 crore, which will enhance line capacity and enable the operation of additional passenger and freight trains.
In the waterways sector, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for cruise terminals at Bishwanath Ghat in Biswanath district and Neamati in Jorhat district.
He will also perform Bhoomi Poojan for the Regional Centre of Excellence (RCoE) at Bogibeel in Dibrugarh, which will serve as a premier maritime training and research hub for the Northeast region.
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the approach road connecting Pandu Jetty to NH-27. He will inaugurate the PM Ekta Mall in Guwahati. The mall is envisioned as a major commercial and tourism hub for Assam and the Northeastern region, featuring permanent stalls for One District One Product (ODOP) items, GI-tagged products, handicrafts and handloom goods from Assam and other states.
After attending programmes in Silchar in Assam on March 14, PM Modi will travel to Kolkata to participate in additional events in West Bengal.
