Guwahati, February 19 BJP president Nitin Nabin stated on Thursday that it is only the people of Assam who have the right to the state's resources, and not Bangladeshi infiltrators.
Addressing booth workers at the Manohari tea estate in Dibrugarh district, Nabin also said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has taken the right steps against infiltrators to protect the rights of the people of Assam.
"The CM's actions to send back the infiltrators indicate that he is committed to protecting the rights of the state's people," he said.
The BJP president said Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives priority to the Northeast and "personally monitors each project" in the region.
"Previous central governments also allocated funds for the region, but they were not used properly," he claimed.
He also said that even in this era of global economic crisis and instability, India is emerging as the fastest-growing economy due to the policies initiated by the PM.
Nabin has been on a two-day visit to poll-bound Assam since Wednesday.