Congress Ought to Change Image From ‘Hand’ To ‘Lungi’: Himanta Biswa Sarma – News18
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Alleging that the one improvement undertaken throughout Congress governments was free distribution of ‘lungi and dhoti’, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday mentioned the opposition occasion ought to change its election image from ‘hand’ to ‘lungi’.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (PTI File)
Alleging that the one improvement undertaken throughout Congress governments was free distribution of ‘lungi and dhoti’, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday mentioned the opposition occasion ought to change its election image from ‘hand’ to ‘lungi’.
Addressing a panchayat election rally at Dhemaji, Sarma claimed that within the 4 years since he has taken over because the chief minister, peace and progress have been reinstated within the state.
“Growth below Congress was confined to the distribution of lungi, dhoti, ‘suta’ (yarn) and ‘athuwa’ (mosquito web). They understood solely that language,” he mentioned.
The environment has modified now and folks get the advantages straight of their financial institution accounts below schemes like ‘Orunudoi’ which empowers ladies, the chief minister added.
“The Congress ought to change its election image from hand to lungi,” Sarma mentioned, with out elaborating.
He maintained that within the 4 years since he has taken over because the chief minister, peace and progress have been reinstated within the state.
Funding is coming, youth are getting authorities jobs on a benefit foundation and welfare schemes are reaching the folks, Sarma asserted.
He mentioned the federal government will attempt to additional cut back the ability tariff by Re one in November, after bringing it down by the identical quantity from this month.
Subsidy of Rs 200-300 on LPG cylinder purchases can be being mooted, he added.
“I’ve turn out to be chief minister for the primary time and am nonetheless within the studying course of. This (time period) is simply the prelude, the total image might be unravelled in our subsequent authorities. I promise to make Assam one of many prime 5 states of the nation,” Sarma mentioned.
Participating in one other panchayat election assembly in Digboi later, Sarma urged the folks to vote for the BJP-AGP allies within the coming polls.
“With our alliance in energy within the panchayats additionally, it should imply not simply double-engine however triple-engine authorities for Assam to take it ahead,” he mentioned.
With nearly all main militant teams coming ahead for talks, no agitations going down and industrial homes coming ahead to speculate, the state was marching within the path of improvement, Sarma mentioned.
The panchayat elections might be held in two phases within the state on Could 2 and Could 7 in 27 of the 34 districts.
Polls is not going to be held in seven districts of the state which fall below the Sixth Schedule of the Structure and have autonomous council polls. Votes might be counted on Could 11.
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