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Assam Assembly Election: PM Modi reaffirmed his commitment to the development of Assam, Northeast
Dhemaji:
Accusing the governments that ruled India for decades since Independence of neglecting Assam and the northeast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday reaffirmed his commitment to the development of the region.
PM Modi, who dedicated to the nation three major projects in the petroleum sector, enumerated steps taken by the state government led by Sarbananda Sonowal and the centre over the past few years, and said they were working together for a balanced growth of the region. Those who ruled for decades since Independence believed Dispur was too distant from Delhi.
GUWAHATI: An increase in the flow of liquor into poll-bound Assam from neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya has raised alarm bells in Dispur. Excise department sources said if this goes unchecked, this might play a role in influencing the electorate in the upcoming assembly polls.
“Following a series of meetings between senior administrative and police officials of Assam, with their Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya counterparts, it has been agreed that intelligence inputs and other vital information will be shared by officials on both sides of the borders,” said Sailendra Pandey, PRO to the state excise minister Parimal Suklabaidya.
“There is an apprehension that clandestine in-flow of liquor into the state may play a role in influencing the electorate ahead of the assembly election,” he added.