Guwahati: After casting his vote along with his wife and daughter at Amingaon in Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency of
Assam in the state’s third and last phase of polls, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked the people of the state for ensuring “peaceful and matured participation in democracy, proving that they can turn the occasion into a festival”.
“I am sure people will support a Bharat which will become a vishwa guru and achieve its goal in the ‘amrit kaal’,” Sarma said when asked about his prediction of the poll outcome.
He said Assam has witnessed enthusiasm among youth and elderly alike for the elections and this “euphoria is centred around the unprecedented
development in the last decade.”
“People have come out in large numbers to participate in the electoral process in the last phase of voting in Assam. More than 80% turnout was recorded in the first two phases and I am sure that would be repeated today,” he told media persons after casting his vote.
Stating that the three-phase in the state was extremely peaceful, he said no untoward incidents occurred since the announcement of the poll dates.
“The peaceful election in the state signified that Assam has been on the path of development,” the chief minister said.
The chief minister represents the Jalukbari assembly constituency, which was earlier part of Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency. Post delimitation, a part of Jalukbari has been realigned with the Barpeta Lok Sabha seat.
After leading BJP’s campaign for the 14 seats in the state from the front, holding a string of rallies and roadshows, Sarma said from May 9 he will campaign in Odisha, West Bengal and Telangana to campaign for the party’s candidates there.
Reacting to RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav’s call for quotas for Muslims, Sarma said, “His statement vindicated our apprehension that the Congress and INDIA bloc were trying to distort reservations to facilitate back-door entry of Muslims.”
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