PM Modi, Gogoi to project inauguration at Dibrugarh, Assam

ASSAM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday took their political competition to the inauguration of a PSU petrochemical plant, seeking credit for a venture which took 32 years to fertilize. 126-member Assam assembly election 2016 will be held within three months. PM Modi inaugurates two projects in Dibrugarh at Assam. During the inaugurating, PM Modi said, “The development of eastern parts of India is a core priority for our government because that is the way to all-round development.” “I don’t think I should have for the opportunity to inaugurate these projects. This should have been done long ago, “ said the prime minister. Here are some focuses of PM Modi’s speech: # The projects inaugurated today offer a lot of employment opportunities to the people of Assam. # Employment opportunities have to be created and they can’t be created in big cities only. Smaller towns must have employment opportunities. # Government of India believes in cooperative federalism. Centre and states both government have to work together for development. # The development of eastern parts of India is a core priority for our government because that is the way to all-round development. The petrochemical project, executed by Brahmaputra Crackers and Polymers Ltd (BCPL) will use naphtha and natural gas from Assam’s oilfields to produce ethylene, the feedstock for manufacturing polymers that are basic building blocks of plastics.