Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday admitted that jihadi elements had been trying very hard to expand their network in the state but claimed that local Muslim population has not responded well to their overture.
He termed the arrest of one of the key accused in Burdwan blast case, Sahanur Alam alias Doctor by Assam police was a major boost to the anti-jihadi tirade launched by the police in the state.
He said, ‘‘Sahanur was the top Jihadi leader operating in the state and had had links to jihadi network outside the country.”
Gogoi on Saturday raised alarm that many Bangladeshi nationals had over stayed not only in Assam but other parts of India too even after expiry of their visa period taking advantage of the ‘ flawed’ tracking system in vogue.
He pointed out that such a situation worked towards the advantage of anti-India elements who were out to create disturbances in the country.
Gogoi said when pace of development is hampered elements like Jihadis and other such anti-national forces take advantage of it to foment trouble by influencing vulnerable and deprived populace.
Gogoi criticize the BJP-led NDA government in the Centre for not keeping poll promises made to the people of Assam and said that it had exposed the BJP’s inherent indifferent attitude towards the welfare of the people of Assam.
“The BJP and Narendra Modi made tall promises to people of Assam before the last Lok Sabha election and now it has become apparent that the BJP and its leader have forgotten all the promises for development and well-being of the people of Assam,” Gogoi said.
“While ‘acche din’ (good days) promised by the BJP have remained a distant dream, I am sensing kharap din (bad days) ahead for the people of Assam pointing out that while there had not been any new scheme for development of the state, the Centre had resorted to pruning benefits of even some of the existing schemes,” Gogoi said.
The chief minister regretted that the Centre has decided to reduce the annual Plan allocation to Assam by Rs 3000 crore and said that it would put the state on a difficult course.
“The BJP government has reduced the annual MNREGA allocation to Assam to only Rs 1100 crore only which will lead to generation of less number of employment avenues to the poor people of the state. Similarly, implementation Food Security Act in the state has been put off by the Centre on the pretext of computerization of all details that will take some time. The halting of registration of new industrial units under the NEIIP would hit the industrialisation process hard in the state. The Centre has not agreed to provide Assam with crude oil royalty as the revised rate as has been given to Gujarat since January this year making the state to lose huge revenue,” Gogoi said