GUWAHATI: Assam Finance, Health, and Finance Minister today claimed that Kalyug has arrived in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) with full force, and assured that his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would solve the problems plaguing the insurgency-torn region if it is voted to power in the ensuing polls (which will be held in two phases on December 7 and 10).
"We have come to you to every village and locality. The things that I have learnt from you people has confirmed my belief that we should have come to BTC earlier," Sarma said, adding that Kalyug (the end of days) has arrived in the BTC with full force. "Compared to the other regions of Assam, Kalyug has arrived here in greater force," the Minister said.
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"I have heard that the people here do not even have job cards and that they are with the VCDCs," he added.
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Condemning the former rulers Bodoland People's Front (BPF), Sarma said that the prevailing atmosphere in the region is so foul that nobody can set foot without facing some kind of confontation. "Whenever we, BJP leaders, come here, we are shown black flags. However, we will have to put an end to that. People do not get jobs here based on merit. Government jobs are handed out based on the names written on a piece of paper carried around by ex-Chief Hagrama Mohilary."
Sarma, during his address, assured that these issues will be rectified once the BJP party comes to power in the region.
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