Kokrajhar (Assam), BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday claimed integration of the Northeast with the rest of the country has taken place under the Narendra Modi-led government, accusing the Congress of keeping the region in "isolation and ignorance". Planted.

He alleged that the opposition parties do not care about the welfare of the people and want to save themselves from being blamed in several scams.

Addressing a rally here for NDA candidate Jayant Basumatary, Nadda said, "The policy of the Congress was to keep the North East isolated and in ignorance. It is the Modi and Himanta Biswa Sarma governments that have stopped connecting you with the rest of the country." Did the work of."

Speaking in the tribal-dominated area, Nadda said, “Ten years ago, when you came to Delhi, people asked which country you were from, but now integration is complete.,

Referring to the peace agreements signed under the Modi regime, especially with Bodo militant organisations, the BJP chief claimed that the number of insurgent attacks and civilian deaths in the region has declined drastically in the last ten years.

"The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has been removed from 70 per cent of the North East," he said.

He said, "One has to remember the 'bad days' (dark days) of the past to appreciate the 'good days' of the present."

Alleging that opposition leaders from Congress to RJD, S to DMK and various other parties have been named in various corruption cases, Nadda said, "Their scams range from deep soil (coal) to space (5G). ) and everything was between me."

He said, “Opposition leaders are either on bail or in jail.'' he said, citing leaders like Lalu Prasad being out on bail and other leaders like Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren still behind bars.

The United People's Party Liberal (UPPL), an ally of the BJP-led alliance in the state, has fielded Jayant Basumatary from the seat where elections are to be held on May 7.