Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday started his two-day campaign trails in Assam by slamming the ruling Congress for misrule.
Asserting that his fight was not against chief minister Tarun Gogoi but “poverty, corruption and destruction” of the state, Mr Modi asked for five years to reverse the trend.
“You gave 60 years to Congress expecting development but you have seen result. I am asking five years from you,” said Mr Modi adding, “What Congress could not do in 60-year, we will do in five years.”
Addressing a rally at Tinsukia in Upper Assam, Mr Modi said, “Assam was one of the most prosperous states at the time of Independence. Today, it is one of the poorest. There are many villages in Assam which don’t have electric poles.”
Mr Modi mocked octogenarian Assam CM for his continuous tirade against the PM in public meetings claiming that his fight is with Mr Modi. “I am not here for a fight with Mr Gogoi. My fight is against poverty, unemployment, corruption.
