NDA ushered in peace, progress in Northeast: Sonowal
Dhemaji/ Jorhat: Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said the Northeast has entered a phase of peace, security and development under the BJP-led government, after years of violence and instability during the Congress rule. Speaking at an election rally at Gogamukh in Dhemaji, Sonowal asserted that Assam was ready to deliver a historic mandate for the BJP-led NDA for a third term. “A region once marked by violence, fear and instability under Congress rule is today firmly on the path of peace and rapid development. The Northeast that once struggled with unrest has achieved sustained peace through landmark agreements like the Bodo Peace Accord,” he said.
AIADMK chief Palaniswami slams CM Stalin for calling him ‘Sanghi’
Sivaganga: AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday launched a scathing counterattack against Chief Minister MK Stalin for calling him a ‘Sanghi’ and questioned whether the DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi and former Union Minister Murasoli Maran were also Sanghis for their past alliances with the BJP. Addressing a rally, Palaniswami slammed Stalin for alleging the AIADMK had “bloodstains of those killed in protests opposing CAA”, and rejected it. Turning his focus to the law and order status, Palaniswami pointed to the high number of cases registered under the POCSO Act during the current DMK regime.