Cong ignored N-E, BJP ended corruption: Shah
Says development funds for the region were siphoned off by middlemen during Cong rule
Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh, May 22: Union home minister Amit Shah today claimed that the BJP has ended the “culture of corruption” in the Northeast and funds meant for development work now get percolated to the last man, while middlemen siphoned off most of the amount during Congress rule. He said that the region had remained neglected during 50 years of Congress rule and asserted that it came on the fast track of development only after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014.
Addressing a public rally in Namsai district, Mr Shah criticized the Congress for questioning Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on what he did for the region, saying that the grand old party won’t be able to see development if it keeps its eyes closed.
“Rahul Gandhi, open your eyes and discard Italian glasses and wear
Indian ones. Then only, you could see what development Prime Minister Modi has brought to the region, which your party failed to do in 50 years,” he said.
“Development funds for the region were siphoned off by middlemen during the Congress rule. But with the NDA under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi coming to power in 2014, the culture of corruption has ended and every single penny is being utilised with utter transparency. The prime minister has ensured that development funds get percolated down to the last man,” Mr Shah said.
He claimed that the Northeast was earlier known for militancy due to faulty policies of the previous government but now peace prevails as the Centre has signed peace deals with most of the insurgent outfits.
“As many as 9,600 militants in the region have surrendered and joined the mainstream in the last eight years. Youths of the Northeast are no longer interested in gun culture and are now launching start-ups. The Centre is committed to bringing peace and development to the region,” home minister Amit Shah said.
Referring to the decadesold boundary dispute between Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, the Home Minister complimented the chief ministers of the two states for starting the process in the right earnest.
“Chief ministers Pema Khandu and Himanta Biswa Sharma are working meticulously to resolve the issue amicably and I am sure it will be resolved soon,” he said.