Guwahati, February 15 Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit Assam on a two-day tour from February 20 to launch a program and participate in a CRPF parade, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.
Sarma said Shah will begin his tour from Silchar in the Cachar district of the Barak valley, where he will launch the scheme under the second phase of the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP).
"He (Shah) will arrive in Guwahati the next day and participate in the annual parade of the CRPF. There will be an arms display and presentations on CRPF's operations in Chhattisgarh and Kashmir, among other things," he said.
The CM said NCC cadets will be encouraged to witness the CRPF parade so that they are motivated to join the force.
"Our youth apply for jobs in the Assam Police, but do not join the CRPF. Therefore, we plan to open a CRPF recruitment center in Assam. We have already acquired land in the Dhemaji district," Sarma said.
Shah had last visited Assam, where assembly elections are due within two-three months, on January 30 to launch a series of projects and address two public meetings.