Shah, who was addressing a Guwahati city district committee meeting, said there should be a nationalist government in Assam that works not for just the state but for the entire northeast.
“In Assam, there is a fight between the BJP and the Congress and Badruddin Ajmal. This is not a triangle. Badruddin Ajmal is sitting in the lap of Congress. The people of Assam have to decide who will be able to fulfil the dream of Srimanta Sankardev,” he said.
“Our youth died in movements in Assam. Those who talk about ‘Assam ki Asmita’, have Badruddin Ajmal in their laps. Don’t they feel ashamed?” he asked.
Shah listed security and respect, culture and heritage, connectivity and prosperity, peace and discussion and self-reliance as the pillars that will take Assam forward.
“There should be a nationalist government in Assam that works not for just Assam but for the entire northeast. Our aim is to establish prosperous Assam and a culture that connects northeast India’s regional communities,” he said.
“Under whose government were gunshots fired at Assam youth? ‘Andolan-Mukt’ Assam is what we aim for. In five years, BJP worked to free Assam from movements. Terrorism was prevalent in Assam in the Congress era. Congress cannot preserve Assam’s heritage, because they can’t stop infiltration,” he said.
