PM Modi hits out at Congress for late Bharat Ratna to Bhupen Hazarika

“It took years to award Bhupen Hazarika. Wish Bhupen Hazarika could be alive when he was awarded Bharat Ratna, but this couldn't happen... Now you decide who is responsible.” He also said, "It is during the BJP rule that Gopinath Bordoloi and Bhupen Hazarika have been awarded Bharat Ratna," he said while addressing a rally.

Modi said the previous Government had also ignored Assam and the rest of northeast in terms of development as it did nothing. But the NDA Government has come forward with ample budgetary allocations for the development of the region, particularly in the sector of oil and gas.

"The previous government forgot the development of Assam. Our dedication to North East has been proven in the interim budget... Assam will be transformed into oil and gas hub with these projects which will boost India’s economy. We are improving connectivity in northeast. The six-lane highway over Brahmaputra will reduce time between the two river banks - from 1.30 hours to 15 mins.”

“In the recent budget, we increased the budget by more than 21 per cent  for the north-east. This shows our commitment to the north east. Among the 12 bio refineries to be built across India, the largest one will be in Numaligarh," he said.

PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Numaligarh refinery limited. He also laid the foundation stone of a six-lane bridge over the  Brahmaputra. He is yet to attend a bhoomi pujan ceremony at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences site  at Changsari, Kamrup. A 729 km gas pipeline from Barauni – Guwahati passing through Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim and Assam will also be laid by Mod.

After inaugurating projects in Arunachal Pradesh, PM Modi was welcomed in Assam to the beats of traditional instruments.

While in Assam, protestors staged naked protest outside Assam Secretariat against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016. AASU is observing Condemnation Day across Assam burning effigies of PM, CM Sonowal and Himanta Biswa Sarma.

In Arunachal Pradesh, the PM inaugurated several projects and laid foundation stones for many vital schemes, worth over Rs 4,000 crore.

Modi laid the foundation stone for construction of greenfield Airport at Hollongi and inaugurated a retrofitted airport at Tezu in Lohit district through a remote. He also inaugurated the new Doordarshan channel for Arunachal Pradesh, DD Arun Prabha.

Modi also dedicated to the nation the 110 MW Pare Hydroelectric Plant and laid the foundation stone for a permanent campus of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) at Jote.

He also inaugurated 50 health and wellness centers in the state, said the report.

Addressing the gathering at the inauguration event in Itanagar, he said, “I would like to congratulate the state and the CM that every household here now has electricity connection under the Saubhagya scheme. What Arunachal Pradesh achieved today will soon be achieved by the entire nation.”

“Arunachal Pradesh is the security gateway of the country and we are taking every step to develop this state,” he said at the meeting.