Prime Minister Narendra Modi was given a rousing welcome by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, and others at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA) in Guwahati on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Assam from February 3-4 to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development initiatives worth more than Rs 11,599 crore during a public programme in Guwahati, as per the Assam government.
Addressing the cadets in Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati on Friday, Chief Minister Sarma said, "The 171 NCC cadets are the asset of the society and they should continue to display the spirit of Rashtra Dharma and Rashtra Bhakti during their journey of life."
Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday indirectly hit out at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's now-deleted post on the Varna system and said that the CM of this country who speaks such a language should be "removed."
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that he would reveal the identity of the body double part involving Rahul Gandhi during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in the state after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Assam visit.
The Assam government is closely monitoring the Uttrakhand UCC report and will take its decision on banning polygamy in the state, in the upcoming budget session.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam on February 3-4 to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development initiatives worth more than Rs 11,588 crore during a public programme in Guwahati.
The Assam government is set to present its budget document for the financial year 2024-25 on February 12, the fourth under the Himanta Biswa Sarma administration.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the Ban-Phi and Bhumi Pujan (stone-laying ceremony) of the Rang Ghar beautification project in Sivasagar on Thursday.