Confident AFSPA will soon be revoked from entire Assam: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the BJP has a solution for the problems of Northeast India, which were unattained for decades. For political interest people were divided in tribes, hills and even districts.

Addressing a programme in Guwahati to mark the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led NDA government in Assam one year in office, Shah said across the eight states of Northeast India there is a government of North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA). "Assam saw bloodshed and several families were disturbed. Narendra Modi did Bodo accord and agreement with Karbi militants. There is no curfew here, there are no gunshots. Youth are not moving with guns but with laptops and communicating with the world for setting up Startups."

He added, "The day is not far when all the capitals of Northeast India will have air connectivity. The day is not far when Assam will be flood free and water of the region is channelised for proper use . India can only become great if Assam becomes great. He also said that the youth of Assam will benefit greatly when India becomes a 5 trillion-dollar economy."


He said that the government is trying to stop cross border influx both in Assam and West Bengal, while there is no cooperation from West Bengal, Assam is standing rock-solid behind the Centre in dealing with the influx.

Shah said he was confident that the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act, 1958 would soon be revoked from the entire Assam.

Addressing a public rally, he said, "Together with Central para military forces Assam government and Central government has built an impregnable wall against influx. We are trying to stop influx both in Assam and West Bengal, we do not get any co-operation from West Bengal whereas Assam is standing rock-solid behind the centre and with result evident in the remarkable decrease in infiltration".

Shah said that he visited the Indo-Bangladesh border at Mankachar in Assam on Monday. "We promised to stop the cross border influx. The data reveals that during the last six years, infiltration has declined hugely and some patches of border fencing are constructed and once that happens influx will stop completely". Shah said Sarma's government has ensured all doors in the state have been closed for cattle smugglers.