Amit Shah launches projects worth Rs 1,715 crore in Assam
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated and laud the foundation stone for several development projects worth Rs 1,715 crore in Assam. In the first programme of the day in Dibrugarh, Shah inaugurated the Rs 284 crore worth second MLA complex and hostel as a part of efforts to establish the district as the second administrative hub. He also inaugurated the first phase of the modern multi-disciplinary sports complex built at a cost of Rs 238 crore and laid the foundation stone for its second phase, which is estimated to be constructed at a cost of Rs 209 crore.
Amit Shah laid the foundation of the Rs 292 crore Wildlife Health and Research Centre and launch the Rs 692 crore project of restoration and rejuvenation of wetlands in the State. He also addressed a public rally in Dibrugarh. He also arrived in neighbouring Dhemaji district, to attend a youth cultural programme of the Mishing tribe. In the evening, Shah reached Guwahati and interacted with BJP office-bearers and party workers to discuss strategies for the forthcoming assembly polls in the State and the prevailing political situation.
Assam, with 126 Assembly constituencies, is expected to go to polls in March-April, and the BJP's top brass, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah, has started making frequent visits to the State. Shah reached Dibrugarh around midnight on Thursday and was received by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal, several members of the State Cabinet and senior officials.
This is Shah's second visit, since December 29, to Assam, where the ruling BJP is aiming to retain power in the state for the third consecutive term in the upcoming Assembly elections. Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a public meeting in Dibrugarh on Friday.
