Union Home Minister Amit Shah lays foundation stone of several development projects

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GUWAHATI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today laid the foundation stone of the Guwahati Police Reserve, Integrated Directorate Complex, Guwahati, Auditorium of international standards with 5,000 seating capacity in Guwahati, Guwahati Police Commissionerate and Integrated Kamrup (M) Deputy Commissioner' office at a function held at the Srimanta Sankardeva International Auditorium in the city. The Union Home Minister laid the foundation stone in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal, and Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Labour and Employment, Government of India, Rameswar Teli, on the occasion of the first anniversary celebration of the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led alliance government in the State.

Addressing the gathering, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, "The Himanta-led government has completed one year. The government has already presented before the people of Assam a report of what work it has done in the past one year. This is the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) commitment. We always present a report of our works before the public.

"Other political parties may not take their election manifesto seriously. But the BJP takes its election manifesto seriously and works according to it."

Taking a dig at the Congress, Shah said, "In 2015 when we were preparing for the 2016 assembly elections in Assam, the Congress had asked 'BJP kahan hai'. Today, I want to answer that question by saying 'BJP yahan hai."

He added that when a government is able to win people's trust, it is voted back to power and hence, the BJP-led alliance government came back to power in the State again in 2021. He said that the North-East Democratic Alliance or NEDA government was in power in the Northeast. "We have a solution to the problems of the Northeast and we are committed to solving those issues, unlike the previous governments which only wanted to keep the Northeast divided," he said.

Shah said that soon all the capitals of the north-eastern States would be connected via rail and air. He assured that Assam would become flood-free as the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was working towards this. He lauded Lachit Borphukan and said that every Indian must know how Lachit Borphukan defeated the Mughals. "Lachit Borphukan should be an inspiration for today's youth. The Government of Assam has taken up a project to construct a 150-foot high bronze statue of Lachit Borphukan. This project should be completed soon," said Shah.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that one year ago, on this day he took oath as the Chief Minister of Assam and during last one year made committed efforts for welfare of the people. He also assured to continue working for the people and transform Assam into a developed state.

Stating that the present Assam government came to power in the midst of second phase of Covid pandemic, he said that during this period instead of depending on Central government support alone, Assam government supplied oxygen cylinders to north-eastern states and developed strong health infrastructure with ICU facilities for treatment of Covid patients.

While Chief Secretary Jishnu Baruah delivered the welcome speech, the function was also addressed by Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal.

The projects for which the Union Home Minister laid foundation stone include a modern and environment friendly Police Commissionerate building at Khanapara with Ground + 8 floors, Integrated Deputy Commissioner's Office of Kamrup Metro district at Rupnagar on 13 Bigha land, Integrated Directorate Complex at Betkuchi to house nearly 33 different directorates, Redevelopment of Assam Police Reserve at Guwahati comprising predominantly housing, barracks, office, armoury, school, parking and community facilities and a 5000 seater convention hall in Guwahati over 40 bighas to facilitate multiple usages; such as large conferences, dance, music and drama shows.

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