Congress only laid foundation stones; BJP completed Development Projects: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

April 6, 2024

Lakhimpur: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday said that the words of Congress can’t persuade people anymore, but solid development by the BJP does. He also called the Congress government a foundation stone-laying government that did not complete the projects which later had to be completed by the BJP government.

Sonowal made the statement while he was campaigning for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Lakhimpur and Dibrugarh constituencies.

“We will only talk about the developments that took place during the days of Modi government. Today, we can boast about Two big bridges which has enhanced the convenience of the people. For more than sixty years of Congress rule, the need and demand for such critical projects fell on deaf ears. It was unimaginable for any popular government to function with such disregard for people’s needs.”

“The construction of roads and bridges determines the level of development of a place. But after Modiji took over, the bridges were built at a fast pace. After our request to the then NDA govt, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had released Rs 350 crore to complete the incomplete bridge work at Bogibeel. After Bogibeel, the Dhala Sadiya Bridge, the second bridge at Sharaighat, was also constructed in a short span of time. The Congress is just the Foundation Stone laying government. We have completed most of the foundation stone work that they have laid,” Sarbananda Sonowal said further.

Sonowal, who is contesting as the BJP candidate for the No 13 Dibrugarh constituency, addressed meetings at Chiring village in Dangori; Jon Kareng in Jonai to muster support for Pradan Baruah, BJP candidate for Lakhimpur constituency.