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Diphu, Oct. 30: Union Minister for Law and Justice and Information and Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad visited Diphu, Karbi Anglong on Oct. 30 Monday.
Ravi Shankar met Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), CEM Tuliram Ronghang and Dima Hasao Autonomous Council (DHAC), CEM Debola Gorlosa, EMs KAAC, MACs, MLA’s and others dignitaries from Dima Hasao districts.
During the meeting in Joysing Doloi Auditorium, CEM Tuliram Ronghang asked for implementation of Art. 244(A) and create autonomous state for Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao and for direct Central funding to end the insufficiency of funds.
Ravi Shankar, Union minister, promised to look into the request of CEM Ronghang.
At the organisational meet held in Joysing Doloi Auditorium, he said: “We will win the election (Lok Sabbha) in Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao. BJP is a party for making Bharat strong, elimination of terrorism and development for all, Sab Ka Saath Sab Ka Vikas.”
About Central Government’s welfare scheme he said: “Through Mudra Yojona we have given Rs. 4 crore to 8 crore people, through Ujjwala scheme we have given 3 crore cooking gas so that the women do not have to bear smoke anymore while cooking. I am talking about Centre’s schemes only; there are many more schemes of the state government as well. In last (LS) election we were defeated (in Diphu LS constituency) but let people know that even if the BJP was defeated we still work for the people.”
Slamming the Congress he said: “They are talking of breaking the country. Our soldiers are dying and Congress is talking of giving Autonomy to Kashmir. We will not compromise with terrorism, Pakistan is sending terrorist we will break terrorism’s back. In 1962 when the Chinese have reached Tezpur Nehru has said “my heart goes out to Assam”. We will not go to war with China, neither will our soldiers move from their position.”
He said, “When the Congress was in power there were only two mobile handset making factories but now under the BJP there are 104. We will set up BPOs in NE. BPO has been set up in Guwahati, next we will set up BPO in Dibrugarh, then Tezpur and I will also work for setting up a BPO in Diphu.”
He said: “The Modi government has completed three years but there has been not a single blot on the government. And regarding what Tuliram Ronghangji has requested I will look into it.”
He said: “Download BHIM app for making digital payment. Link your bank account with Aadhaar to make digital payment easy. This has reduced black money. Due to all these the Congress is worried. During their government there were scams galore. There were only scams under Tarun Gogoi in Assam.”
The union minister urged the BJP workers to work hard for the coming election. He asked for downloading BHIM app for making digital payment. He asked the CEMs of KAAC and NC HAC to work for the people.
On his visit to Karbi Anglong, various civic, social and students organisations has submitted memoranda to Union Minister. Jointly a memorandum was also submitted by KAAC, DHAC, BJP of East and West Karbi Anglong District committee and BJP-Dima Hasao District committee, the demand points are Creation of Autonomous State under Article 244(A) of the Indian Constitution, direct funding from the central government, enhancement of budget, objection to the frame work agreement between NSCN(IM) and the central government, objection to and scrapping of clause-8 of MoS of the Bodo Accord.
Meantime, the Hills Tribal League also submitted memorandum to Union Minister, the demand points are immediate implementation of Article 244(A) of the Indian Constitution, objection to the frame work agreement between NSCN(IM) and central government and scrapping of BTC/BLT accord clause-8.
