"Ratan Tata was an important man for Assam, and he helped the state a lot, especially in the health sector and also in employment generation..." Kalita said while speaking to ANI.
Assam minister Pijush Hazarika along with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers held a massive protest rally at Jagiroad here on Tuesday demanding an apology from the Congress President Malikarjun Kharge and his son Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge for their remarks on semiconductor.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Wednesday that 42 lakh people have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in state in the ongoing membership drive of the party.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Assam unit has received an overwhelming response after the party started its membership drive since September 3, enrolling lakhs of people. The state unit now has over 40 lakh members across the state.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched BJP's membership drive in the state on Tuesday with his fresh enrolment at the party's state headquarters in Guwahati.
Recently Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that, out of five seats where the bye-election will be held, BJP will contest in three seats while its ally parties AGP will contest in Bongaigaon seats while UPPL will contest in Sidli seat.
Assam Bharatiya Janata Party president Bhabesh Kalita hit out at Congress on the Bangladesh issue and said that Congress is now "silent" on the issue of attacking Hindu minority people in Bangladesh.
"To protect Jati, Mati and Beti, we have decided against Land Jihad. Accordingly, we also took a decision to fight against Love Jihad and Assam Chief Minister has accepted these decisions and he assured that the state government will bring new bills in the state assembly," Kalita told ANI.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Pabitra Margherita, Assam BJP President Bhabesh Kalita, and other senior leaders will attend the meeting.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pabitra Margherita slammed the Congress party for opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled meditation at Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari on Friday.