New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday (March 23) claimed that his celebration Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will permanently solve the issues of unlawful migrants and flood menace in Assam if re-elected.
Addressing a marketing campaign rally in Assam, the UP CM additional claimed that BJP’s rule through the previous 5 years ushered in unity and growth.
“Five years back (during Congress rule) there was no discussion on the development of Assam and divisions were created among people on the basis of areas, for political gains. There were also problems of Bodoland, illegal migrants and insurgency,” PTI quoted the senior BJP chief as saying.
“But that changed under Prime Minister Narendra Modi who converted the ‘Look East’ policy to ‘Act East’ policy changing the image of the northeastern region,” the UP CM added.
The UP CM mounted an assault on Congress and accused it of “divisive politics” that led to the Partition of the nation in 1947 and mentioned it’s exhibiting the “same mindset” which is seen in its alliance with the AIUDF to combat the approaching Assam Assembly polls. Adityanath mentioned the nation was “forced” to be divided in 1947 on account of Congress’ pursuit of energy.
“I can see lots of Bengali-speaking folks right here in the rally. In their pursuit of energy, the Congress, on account of its divisive coverage, made your ancestors expertise Partition in 1947 when (present-day) Bangladesh and Pakistan had been part of India,” he mentioned.
“The Congress still has the same mindset that divided the country in 1947, imposed article 370 in 1952, instigated Bodoland movement in Assam. With that mindset it made poll alliance with AIUDF to once again create instability in the state through illegal migration”.
BJP is preventing the Assam polls in an alliance with Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), who’re a part of the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA).
Assam will go to the polls in three phases for the 126-member meeting seats starting from March 27.
(With PTI inputs)
