GUWAHATI: NEDA convenor and Assam finance minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday campaigned for BJP candidate Hemanta Kalita at Titabar, the seat which was represented by former chief minister Tarun Gogoi till his death on November 23, 2020.
A traditional Congress bastion, Titabar, which is in the Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency, had been represented by Gogoi since 2001 after he was elected in a by-election.
Seeking support for BJP candidate Hemanta Kalita, minister Sarma took part in a grand road show in this high-profile constituency. The road show received tremendous support from the party workers and local people.
Following that, Dr. Sarma addressed a public meeting where he strongly criticised the Congress party for its indifference to the development of the state.
In his speech, Himanta Biswa Sarma highlighted the various schemes of the government ranging from scooter distribution to meritorious girl students to the flagship ‘Orunodoi’ scheme.
Thank you Titabor 🙏
Please extend your precious support to @BJP4Assam and vote for our candidate Sri @HemantaKalita21@ToponKumarGogo1 @KamakhyaTasa#HBSCampaignTrail #Assemblyelections2021 pic.twitter.com/wKil8uAYXA
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 23, 2021
“From Congress’ schemes of distributing yarn, dhotis, lungis, we have shifted our focus to free admission of the students. Now every year, 4 lakh students get free admission to colleges. Instead of dhotis, lungis, we are providing free textbooks up to class 12. Even the under-graduate students get Rs. 1500 by bak transfer to buy textbooks,” the BJP strongman said.
He also mentioned the benefits of the Atal Amrit Abhiyan, Atal Amrit and various pension schemes of the government.
“In this Titabar constituency, 16 thousand women received Rs. 830 per month in their bank accounts,” he added.
The senior BJP leader also promised that Orunodoi scheme would cover more beneficiaries with incrased amount of Rs. 3,000.
On the other hand, minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took a potshot at Gaurav Gogoi, Congress MP and son of former CM Tarun Gogoi for not reaching to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.
