Congress Begins Assam Bachao Yatra Amid BJP’s Top-Octane Marketing campaign
Guwahati:
In poll-bound Assam the place after the BJP took a transparent lead within the build-up for the election two months away thru public conferences of High Minister Narendra Modi and House Minister Amit Shah with a number of new initiatives or even a pointy minimize of gas costs, the primary opposition Congress is catching up with its first marketing campaign – “Assam Bachao Yatra”. Congress leaders are taking bus experience around the state to fulfill citizens, environment the tone for the electoral combat.
At Guwahati’s Lachitghat, at the banks of the Brahmaputra on Saturday, Congress Deputy Chief in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi wearing a standard apparel declared the twin elevating of the normal sword known as Hengdang.
In Guwahati, Mr Gogoi led an “Assam Bachao bus yatra” and 3 different such yatras are taking place as a part of the party’s first marketing campaign in Assam.
Congress leaders would criss-cross the state to recharge their core citizens, regardless that the party has shaped an alliance with 5 different outfits together with Badaruddin Ajmal’s AIUDF.
“This yatra is to provide a decision to the folks to return out and lend a hand us save Assam, to provide voice to the problems relating to other people which were muzzled through the BJP, even the gas worth is a matter for us nonetheless,” Mr Gogoi instructed TTN.
The ruling BJP has already taken a lead in campaigns with two visits of each PM Modi and Mr Shah, and a slew of recent measures forward of the polls reminiscent of the newest rollback of gas costs and liquor tax minimize.
“When COVID-19 circumstances have been at the upper facet in Assam, we had imposed extra tax in gas and liquor. Now in provide scenario COVID-19 circumstances are much less and within the well being sector we’re in lesser expense mode. So the cupboard determined to withdraw Rs five extra tax from gas and 25 in keeping with cent tax from liquor,” Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned.
Whilst the BJP has held extra high-profile conferences and rallies already, the Congress is increase with this yatra and party MP Rahul Gandhi’s first marketing campaign assembly for Assam election is scheduled on Sunday.