Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi always inspires people to the history and unsung heroes of the country to light.
Tension gripped Meghalaya's capital Shillong too after miscreants torched a traffic booth on Thursday evening and attacked three police vehicles, including a city bus.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, hailed the bravery of Lachit Barphukan on his 400th birth anniversary and said that it was his bravery that ensured Assam was able to resist Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
On Tuesday, six people were killed and several others injured during an alleged clash between villagers and a contingent comprising Police and forest guards from Assam on Tuesday afternoon. The alleged clash took place in the area bordering the West Karbi Anglong district of Assam and Muk
The firing incident that took place after a clash between Meghalaya villagers and a contingent of police and forest guards from Assam has nothing to do with the border dispute between the two states, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
This is the first time the legendary Ahom Army General Lachit Barphukan and his achievements are celebrated outside his home state to pay nationwide tribute to mark the leader's 400 birth anniversary.
Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday, while reacting to Himanta Biswa Sarma's "Saddam Hussein" jibe at Rahul Gandhi, said that the Assam Chief Minister "sounds like a petty troll".
Assam CM Sarma was addressing a public rally in Gujarat on Tuesday, where he took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra and said that Nowadays he (Rahul Gandhi) looks like former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
In a series of tweets right before the oath taking ceremony, he made it clear that he would not attend it as he was made to sit next to MLAs Krishna Kalyani and Biswajit Das, who got elected on BJP tickets but later defected to the ruling TMC.
Amongst the leaders who will participate in this programme includes BJP national president JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Purushottam Rupala Mansukh Mandaviya amongst others.
During the roadshow in Delhi ahead of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections, the Assam Chief Minister said India does not need a person like Aaftab (Shraddha murder case accused) but a person like Lord Ram, a leader like Prime Minister Narendra Modi.