Guwahati, 28th January: Former All Assam Students Union (AASU) president Dipanka Nath officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during a ceremony in Guwahati. Addressing the gathering, Nath expressed admiration for the steps taken by the BJP government in Assam, acknowledging the fulfillment of several longstanding demands, including the delimitation exercise and job creation.
“We had campaigned for many demands, many of which have been taken on a path of resolution by the honourable Chief Minister. After the formation of BJP government in Assam, several steps have been taken to give relief to the families of the martyrs of Assam Movement. The issue of delimitation taken up by the government is something which has been a demand of the students union since the last thirty years as we were seeking as a means of constitutional safeguard for the people. And the Chief Minister has taken steps in that regard,” said Nath.
He praised the government’s initiative to provide one lakh government jobs in the state without any financial transactions, contrasting it with the alleged sale of jobs by previous administrations. Nath also highlighted the sealing of the international border and the liberation of Satra lands from encroachment as significant measures providing safeguard to the people of Assam.
“The government also freed Satra lands from encroachment; this was also the demand of the students union. And we were quite happy when Satra lands were freed from encroachment. This government has worked on several issues which were the demands of the students union. There have also been talks of completely sealing off the international border. Hence in such aspects, we want that this party should remain in power here. This party has worked in providing safeguard to the entire nation,” added Nath.
Former AASU vice-president Prakash Das also joined the BJP alongside Dipanka Nath during the event.
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