Guwahati, Jan 30 (UNI) Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said if the BJP government came to power in Assam for a third time, it would not only stop infiltration but also throw out all illegal infiltrators from the state.
Shah was addressing a rally at the Mising Youth Festival in Kareng Chapori in Dhemaji, where he appealed to the people to vote for a BJP government in the next elections under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s leadership.
Polls for the 126-member state assembly are due in a few months.
The Home Minister blamed the Congress governments’ misrule in Assam for the large infiltration across the state. “Infiltrators have already become a majority in seven districts of Assam, including Dhubri, Barpeta, Drrang Morigaon, Bongaigaon, Nagan and Golapara. Their population has grown to at least 66 lakh now,” he said, appealing to the people to vote for the BJP government for a third time to solve the problem of illegal infiltration once and for all.
Shah appreciated the Mising community for not allowing illegal infiltrators in Char Chapori and other districts where the Misings live. “However, the responsibility does not end there. The community must ensure that the illegal infiltrators are thrown out of Assam,” he said.
“I want to assure the Mising youth that if you elect a BJP government, all illegal infiltrators will be thrown out of the state,” Shah said.
Blaming the Congress governments in the past for the demographic change, the Home Minister said the BJP government was working to reverse the trend.
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already announced a mission to stop infiltration, complimenting both Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and former CM Sarbananda Sonowal for taking tough steps to clear over 1 lakh acres of land from infiltrators.
The Home Minister said the Congress did nothing for Assam despite the fact that a Rajya Sabha MP from the state became the prime minister. Shah also promised a special recruitment drive for the Mising youths in the Army.
