Union Home Minister Amit Shah today laid the foundation stone for a new campus of the 10th Assam Police Battalion at Kachutoli in the Kamrup Metro district. The cost of this project is over 260 crore rupees. Governor Laxman Prasad Acharya, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal were also present on the occasion.

 

Addressing a public meeting on the occasion, the Union Minister said that within five years, Assam would be an industrial hub of India. The Centre also allocated adequate funds for the development of infrastructure in the State, informed the Union Minister. The Home Minister said that the law and order situation improved significantly in the State during the 10 years of the BJP rule, and large industrial houses are now turning to Assam. 

 

The Union Minister criticised the Congress party for neglecting Assam during their government and informed that the Centre allocated over 15 lakh crore rupees for Assam during the last 10  years.  Earlier in the day, the Union Home Minister attended the 87th Raising Day parade of the CRPF as the Chief Guest in Guwahati.