Guwahati: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (March 30) referred to as the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) handed by the Centre an attack on Assam’s tradition.
Gandhi, who was speculated to marketing campaign in Assam on Tuesday, couldn’t attain there attributable to unhealthy climate. Following this, he launched a video message interesting folks to vote for the Congress occasion within the polls.
He stated that the Congress-led alliance would fulfil the 5 ensures it has given to the folks of the state.
“The first guarantee is we will not allow CAA to be implemented. It is an attack on Assam, your language, history, your tradition and culture,” Gandhi stated.
“The other four guarantees are five lakh government jobs in five years, increasing the daily minimum wage of tea garden workers to Rs 365, 200 units of free electricity per month for all, and Rs 2,000 per month for every homemaker,” he added.
Gandhi alleged that the hill tribespeople are beneath attack from the BJP because it seeks to scrap Article 244A of the Constitution.
Article 244A offers with the formation of an autonomous state comprising sure tribal areas in Assam. It additionally offers with creation of native legislature or council of ministers or each.
The Congress chief was scheduled to handle a ballot rally every at Haflong in Dima Hasao hill district and Bokajan in Karbi Anglong hill district, apart from an interactive session with girls at Silchar.
“Due to bad weather, I was unable to reach you today. But my and the Grand Alliances message is clear – we will take Assam to the path of progress and prosperity with the five guarantees,” Gandhi stated in a tweet.
Earlier within the day, Gandhi tweeted that the folks of Assam have understood that there is no such thing as a relation between ‘jumlas’ (rhetoric) and growth.
He additionally requested the Centre to elucidate what it had carried out for the upliftment of labourers, together with tea backyard employees, within the state.
Campaigning for the second section of Assam meeting elections ended on Tuesday. Voting will happen on April 1.
