Smriti Irani slams Congress on her maiden election rally in Assam

GUWAHATI: Union minister and senior BJP leader Smriti Zubin Irani who is campaigning in Jorhat's Mariani, today slammed the Congress Government and termed it as the "most corrupt party".

In her maiden election rally to the state, Irani stated that the opposition Congress only showed dreams of development during its regime in Assam, but the promises were fulfilled after the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power at the Centre.

She further appealed to the people to vote for BJP and entrust the saffron party to bring forth development in the state.

Speaking about AIIMS, in a veiled attack on Dr Manmohan Singh, who was a Rajya Sabha MP from Assam, the Union Textile Minister asserted that, despite tall leaders of the grand old party from Assam went on to become the Prime Minister of the country, but the state did not witness development. "AIIMS came to Assam only during Narendra Modi's tenure," she added.

Listing our several schemes and programmes initiated by the Sarbananda Sonowal led government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Irani said that the BJP has worked for the poor and the people in tea gardens across the state.

Irani was campaigning for BJP candidate Ramani Tanti, who is facing a direct contest with three times sitting Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi.

Later in the day as the star campaigner carried forward her journey to Sivasagar, she accused the Congress party of 'looting public money', who did not work for the development of the state.

She further said that funds will continue to come from the Centre, but it will reach the people through the state exchequer if there is a government of the BJP in the state.

Referring to the 2016 assembly elections, when Congress won from the Sivasagar Constituency, Irani said, "there was a mistake last time, it should not happen this time."

In Sivasagar Irani was campaigning for BJP candidate Surabhi Rajkonwar, who is pitted against jailed anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi and Congress leader Subhramitra Gogoi.

Both Mariani and Sivasagar constituency will go to polls in the first phase on March 27.

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