Himanta vows to make Assam Rs 10 lakh crore economy by 2028 after NDA poll win

Asserting that the assembly election results were an affirmation of the BJP-led NDA's commitment to work for peace and prosperity of the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said his government will work to make Assam a Rs 10 lakh crore economy by 2028.

Speaking during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the Governor's Address in the assembly, Sarma said that tabling the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill proved his government's commitment to working for the rights of women belonging to the minority community. "The NDA's number of seats not just reached 102, but the number of votes polled by its candidates also increased by 15 lakh this time. The BJP candidates secured over 81.92 lakh votes, AGP got 14 lakh, and BPF got 8 lakh, with the NDA crossing the 1 crore votes mark in total," he said. "The NDA swept all Scheduled Tribe reserved seats and tea tribes-dominated ones, while winning all but one seats reserved for the Scheduled Caste," he added. Sarma said the election results showed people rejected personal attacks and politicisation of singer Zubeen Garg's death.

He said he kept his promise of bringing the UCC bill in the first assembly session. "Tabling of the UCC bill proves our government's commitment to work for the rights of women belonging to the minority community. I hope the opposition will support it," he said. Sarma also lauded the decision of several Eidgah committees to refrain from cow sacrifice during Bakri Eid. Referring to the issue of price rise raised by several MLAs during the discussion, the CM said the government was seized of the matter, and measures were being taken to check it.