Assam Assembly Elections Highlights: To Rahul Gandhi, coming to Assam is like a picnic, says Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah is going to address three public rallies today in Assam. Reiterating that their alliance was limited only to Bihar, the JD(U) has fielded 37 candidates in Assam and 50 in West Bengal. Launching a frontal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged that he is sad about a tweet by a 22-year-old woman but not for the flood-ravaged people of Assam. On the other hand, PM Modi on Sunday called Congress a "loot engine" which is desperate to come to power in Assam "at any cost" to fill its "empty coffers."

BJP functioning like mafia, running syndicates in Assam: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Addressing a rally here, the Congress general secretary said, the saffron party in the state has two "factions", both of which have betrayed people. The Congress leader compared Assam's BJP leadership with 'Dritarashtra' and 'Shakuni', characters in the epic Mahabharata, without naming whom she meant.

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Only BJP can free Assam from infiltration, insurgency and floods: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted the BJP alone could free Assam from the dangers of infiltration, insurgency and floods.

Shah said that he had recently visited the birthplace of Srimanta Sankardeva at Borduwa, where the land had been encroached upon by infiltrators during the Congress rule.

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Congress just like elephant, has one teeth to show off, other to chew: J P Nadda

BJP national president J P Nadda on Monday mocked the Congress, comparing it with an elephant having two sets of teeth - "one to show off and another to chew".

Addressing an election rally at Tingkhong in Dibrugarh district, Nadda also accused the Congress of practising "politics of opportunism" and said Assam will head into "darkness" if the opposition party is voted to power.

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BJP ensured peace and development in Assam: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said BJP has ensured peace and development in Assam during the last five years and alleged that this was in contrast to violence and instability during the Congress rule.

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When Rahul Gandhi talks about labourers, I feel like laughing, as Congress didn't do anything for tea garden workers during the time they were in power: Amit Shah

To Rahul Gandhi, coming to Assam is like a picnic: Amit Shah

Only BJP and PM Narendra Modi can stop infiltration, nobody else can: Amit Shah

Assam had three major problems - 'Movements', terrorism and infiltration: Amit Shah

There's BJP & AGP on one side, Congress & Badruddin Ajmal's party on the other. All Congress does is 'latkana', 'atkana' & 'bhatkana' while we protect, fight for your rights & help you prosper. You must decide what you want: BJP chief JP Nadda in Behali. - ANI.

Only aim of Congress is politics of opportunism, says J P Nadda

BJP national president J P Nadda on Monday accused the Congress of practising "politics of opportunism" and said Assam will head into days of "darkness" if the opposition party is voted to power.

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Gopinath Bordoloi had to wait for Atal ji's govt to receive Bharat Ratna in 1999. In 2019, Bhupen Hazarika received same honour under Modi govt. By doing so, Atal ji & Modi ji paid respect to Assam's culture. Congress didn't pay any heed to them: BJP president JP Nadda in Assam. -ANI.

Congress ruled for 15 yrs. Many terror outfits killed people. Our security jawans were killed. No probe done. Bullets, guns & people getting killed are a thing of the past since we've come. Terrorists surrendered, left terrorism & entered mainstream: Amit Shah. - ANI

If a government is formed having Badruddin Ajmal as partner, then it is impossible to stop infiltration: Amit Shah

Congress likes to fight & do their politics. If a government is formed having Badruddin Ajmal as partner, then it is impossible to stop infiltration. BJP can only prevent it under the leadership of PM Modi: Amit Shah.

BJP (they) betrayed youth, tea tribes and imposed CAA: Priyanka Gandhi

BJP (they) betrayed youth, tea tribes and imposed CAA. They sold Airport to their billionaire friend. The land was stolen from farmers in Nagaon and given to their big friends. Farmers protested. They're conspiring to privatise ONGC and sell it to their friends: Priyanka Gandhi in Golaghat's Assam. (ANI)

Congress believes in insitgating a fight among other parties. Only BJP under the leadership of Narendra Modi can stop the infiltrators from entering into Assam: Amit Shah.

Amit Shah address rally in Majuli, Assam

Today, there is no more terrorism in Assam. Under Narendra Modi's leadership, we have developed Assam: Amit Shah.

How can Rahul Gandhi make Assam infiltrator-free if he lets Badruddin Ajmal sit in its lap? Only BJP can make Assam infiltrator-free: Amit Shah.

Sarbananda Sonowal has made Assam corruption-free. In the last 5 years, Rahul Gandhi has not been able to bring a single corruption allegation against the BJP government: Amit Shah.

Amit Shah addresses rally in Jonai

Congress has joined hands with Badruddin Ajmal. Does Congress wants to invite infiltrators into Assam? I want to ask Rahul Gandhi, is he going to let the infiltrators enter Assam? Ajmal is the modern 'Kalapahar': Amit Shah.

We will make Assam flood-free in the next five years, something Congress had never tried to do. By making Assam flood-free, we will be able to save a lot of money and use it for something else: Amit Shah.

Congress has hurt Assam's culture. It never gave importance to security, which is why the problems of Assam kept increasing. Congress hindered Assam's development. During Bodoland protests, many were killed and kidnapped, infiltration had increased at the border at that time: JP Nadda.

During the Congress rule in Assam, terrorists infiltrated this land. It was a state of anarchy in Assam. It is BJP who worked for the development of Assam: Amit Shah.

This election is for the protection of Assamese culture. If you vote for Congress, it will be like voting for corruption: JP Nadda.

JP Nadda addresses a rally in Assam

Congress a 'loot engine' that wants to come to power anyhow to fill its 'empty coffers': PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called Congress a "loot engine" which is desperate to come to power in Assam "at any cost" to fill its "empty coffers."

Making fun of the grand old party giving guarantees to the people if they are voted to power in Assam, Modi said they gave "false guarantees" of providing jobs and empowering women but did nothing when it was in power at the centre and also in Assam at the same time earlier.

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Priyanka Gandhi attacks PM Modi on lack of empathy for Assam

Launching a frontal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday alleged that he is sad about a tweet by a 22-year-old woman but not for the flood-ravaged people of Assam.

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Nitish Kumar throws his hat in the ring for Assam & Bengal

The ruling party JD(U) and the BJP may be allies in Bihar, but in poll-bound Assam and West Bengal, they will be foes contesting against each other. Reiterating that their alliance was limited only to Bihar, the JD(U) has fielded 37 candidates in Assam and 50 in West Bengal.

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BJP's promise of Bengal tea worker wage hike false; it did not keep pledge in Assam: Tea trade union leader

The BJP's vow to increase the minimum wage of tea garden workers in West Bengal to Rs 350 is false, as the party did not keep a similar promise made to tea labourers of Assam five years ago, a tea trade union leader claimed.

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