Barpeta (Assam), April 3 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that only the NDA, led by the BJP, can free Assam of infiltrators and prevent demographic changes.
Addressing a rally in Barpeta in support of AGP candidate Dipak Kumar Das, Adityanath alleged that the Congress failed to protect the state and its people during its long tenure in power.
"The Congress had been in power for 60 years in Assam. But it only encouraged infiltration, violence, and riots. It put the local culture and heritage under threat," he alleged.
He also targeted the AIUDF, alleging that it was encouraging infiltrators and aiming to come to power with their support.
"The Congress and AIUDF are working together to compromise the culture and heritage of the state," he said.
The UP chief minister asserted that the NDA government would ensure peace and protection in the state.
"Each infiltrator will be identified and chased out. The BJP-led NDA will not allow love and land jihads and any change in the demography," he said.
Adityanath said the NDA would ensure "virasat-vikas" (heritage and development) together, as it has done in states where it is in power.
"Assam has witnessed a massive transformation in the last 10 years, and I urge your sustained support for the NDA in this election," he said.
Taking a swipe at the Congress over the cancellation of its Barpeta candidate’s nomination, he said the party had "fled the battlefield even before the election".
Elections to the 126-member Assembly will be held on April 9, and votes counted on May 4.