Guwahati :For the first time in the Corona period, Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally launched the programme to empower land ownership of the state’s local landless 1, 06940 lakh families at the historic Jeringa Pathar (Maidan) in Sivasagar district on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister started his address welcoming the people of Assamese.

He has also been accused of ignoring the previous governments over the Jeringa Pathar. For this reason, 70 years after the country’s independence, the top leadership of the country has reached this maudan for the first time. There was a great joy in the people here. Jeringa Pathar is also known as sacrifice for the independence of the country by Sati Jayamati.

The government had already conducted a corona test through RTPCR of the people who had taken certificates from the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Sivasagar, Assam on Saturday that with all round development of the north-eastern region, “Atmanbir Bharat” will be achieved. Addressing a large gathering at Jerenga Pother in Sivasagar, Modi said that since the Union Government was led by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the present NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government has been as a top priority for the development of Assam and other north-eastern states. “From infrastructure and connectivity development to increased health, education, employment generation, double engine governments in the Centre and the state are taking the all round progress of Assam forward.

“The government has taken up projects together for development and expansion of road, rail, air, water connectors of Assam and other North Eastern States. “These multi-dimensional connectivity projects also include Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar,” he said. “About 70 tribes of Assam have been provided social security. The BJP government in Assam also launched several schemes for their speedy development. “The love of the people of Assam brings me back again and again. I have had the privilege of going to different parts of the state for years.

I have come to celebrate with the people of the state on a great achievement of the indigenous people of the state,” the Prime Minister said. The programme was launched by the inaugural address of Dr. Himanta Vishsharma, Minister of State for Education, Health, finance etc. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal also lauded the Prime Minister’s overall leadership and mentioned his contribution to the development of Assam. Union Minister of State Rameshwar Telli, Education Minister Dr. Vishwasharma, Assam Government Minister Sanjay Kisan, Minister Jaganmohan, Chairman of Asom Gana Parishad and State Agriculture Minister Atul Kumar Bora, Minister Keshav Mahant, Housefed Chairman Ranjit Kumar Das, MPs, MLAs as well as lakhs of local people were present on the occasion. On the other hand, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, the police resorted to lathicharge on all Assam Students Union (AASU) activists who took a rally in Tezpur on Friday night to protest the central government’s controversial citizenship law.

A large number of students and student leaders have been injured. Opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act, the All Assam Students Union today tried to show prime minister Narendra Modi a black flag. Police detained several AASU workers on Friday night during demonstrations against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in various districts of Assam, in which protestors witnessed torch rallies across the state. It has faced even more resistance in the North-East. The AASU condemned the police action and announced the BANDH in Sonitpur district on Saturday to oppose the police action. The influential students ‘ organization had staged a three-day protest in Assam against the CAA before PM Modi and union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Assam this weekend. On Friday night, the huge torch rally fired by the AASU workers was stopped by the police on the way.

The leaders of the organization, including its chief advisor, Samjjal Bhattacharya and chairman Deepika Nath, later had a heated debate with the police. “The government has directed the police to stop our peaceful, democratic, torch-light rally,” Mr. Nath said. This BJP government is trying to take away our democratic right by using force,” Shri Nath said. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah will soon be in Assam, and we warn the Centre that we will intensify our agitation against the Dracian CAA,” he said. There is no stone unturned till the government repeals the CAA. Shri Bhattacharya slammed the Assam government for blocking the “democratic and peaceful torch rally”.