Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that along with the development of Northeast, PM Narendra Modi has ensured unprecedented peace in the region.
Shah made the statement while addressing a function in Aizawl, marking the relocation of an Assam Rifles camp, which marks the relocation of Assam Rifles establishments from the heart of the city to Zokhawsang.
He said the Centre was committed to developing Mizoram and relocating the Assam Rifles camp to outside Aizawl was a testament to it.
"The decision to shift the Assam Rifles shows the Centre's concern for the Mizo people," he added.
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Shah said the BJP-led government at the Centre wants a safe, peaceful and beautiful Mizoram, and PM Modi was himself overseeing the progress of development projects in the state.
While addressing the event, Shah underscored the significance of this move, stating, “For nearly 35 years, there was a demand to shift the Assam Rifles camp. Space constraints were a major hurdle, if we have to develop Aizawl city. Today, with an important decision by Prime Minister Modi, the long-pending demand has been fulfilled.”
He further emphasised that the decision reflects the Government of India’s deep sense of responsibility toward the Mizo people.
The relocation is expected to facilitate urban expansion and infrastructural growth in Aizawl while ensuring that the Assam Rifles continue to function effectively from their new location.
The move is seen being seen as part of the Centre’s efforts to promote development in Mizoram and enhance its urban planning initiatives.
Shah also alleged that the Congress did not allow peace to prevail in Assam, but PM Modi restored it, developed infrastructure and ensured employment for the youth of the northeastern state.
Shah was speaking after inaugurating the revamped Lachit Barphukan Police Academy here.
“Over 10,000 youths have laid down arms and joined the mainstream in Assam, with peace returning to the state during the last 10 years,” he said.
The Narendra Modi-led government will bring in ₹3 lakh crore infrastructure projects in Assam in addition to the ₹5 lakh crore proposed investment at a recent business summit in the state, Shah said.
“Policing in Assam was earlier for fighting terrorists, but now it is people-centric, and this has led to the increase in conviction rate from 5 per cent to 25 per cent in the last three years. It will cross the national average soon,” the home minister asserted.
Shah, who is on a three-day visit to Assam and Mizoram, also said that the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy will become the top academy in the next five years, with a total investment of ₹1,050 crore in phases.
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