30 March,2026 02:41 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File Pic
Ahead of Assam Assembly Elections 2026, PM Modi praised BJP-led government, saying that for a decade of peace, stability, and development has been witnessed across the state under the current government.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Assam went through a prolonged period of instability, but over the past decade, the BJP's double-engine government has worked diligently to maintain peace in the state, reported PTI.
Twelve peace agreements were signed by the government with various organisations in the northeast, Modi said while addressing BJP booth-level workers in poll-bound Assam as part of the âMera Booth, Sabse Mazboot Samvaad' initiative. The programme aims to convey messages directly to party activists ahead of the polls.
The prime minister said BJP workers must remind people how the Congress "used to make agreements only on paper to create headlines and mislead people."
"We have seen the era when Assam was burning in violence. Assam experienced a long span of instability, but things have changed over the past decade. Today, we can see a new confidence as the BJP's double-engine government has made every effort to maintain peace," he said, the news agency reported.
Under Congress rule, peace agreements were often disregarded, and the youth were left to suffer and drift towards unrest, Modi added, the PTI reported.
"No agreement with insurgents or student organisations worked during the Congress rule in Assam. The Congress betrayed the Bodo cause. The BJP has worked to establish peace and secure the future of the youth. We are sincerely implementing peace agreements on the ground. Assam has witnessed how peace has been achieved through honest efforts over the past decade," he said.
PM Modi said everyone was working hard to secure the BJP-NDA government's hat-trick in Assam.
"I welcome the karyakartas of Assam BJP. I am a karyakarta like you. Whatever responsibility is given to me, I fulfil it. Today, at the booth level, I got the opportunity to speak to you. I know you are busy, and all of you are filled with the resolve of âMera Booth Sabse Mazboot,'" he said, reported PTI.
He emphasised the need to remind first-time voters of previous Congress governments' "misrule" in Assam and warned that even the smallest mistake could push the state backward.
"Peace is the primary requirement for a state's development," the prime minister underlined.
Modi also asked Assam BJP booth workers to caution people against AI-generated videos circulating in the state.
The elections for the 126-member Assam Assembly will be held on April 9. The BJP-led NDA government has been in power in Assam since 2016.
(With PTI inputs)
