I Was Beaten Up, Jailed by Congress in Assam! Amit Shah's Shocking Revelation

Recalling his detention during Hiteshwar Saikia's tenure as Assam Chief Minister, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said that during the Congress government in Assam, he was beaten up and was jailed. "I too had jail food for seven days" in the State, he said. Hiteswar Saikia served as the Chief Minister of Assam for two terms from 1983 to 1985 and then from 1991 to 1996.

After inaugurated the first phase of the revamped police academy, named after Lachit Barphukan,  in Assam's Golaghat district, he attacked Congress saying it never allowed peace in the State. Elaborating on his jail experience, he said, "I have also been beaten up by the Congress government in Assam. Hiteshwar Saikia was the Chief Minister of Assam and we used to raise slogans against former PM Indira Gandhi that 'Assam ki gaaliyan suni hai, Indira Gandhi khooni hai'. I too had jail food for seven days in Assam and people from all over the country came to save Assam. Today Assam is moving ahead on the path of development."

The Home minister was accompanied by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, among others. 

Amit Shah also thanked Sarma for naming the police academy after Lachit Barphukan, who he called a “brave warrior" who helped the state ”to be victorious against the Mughals".

Amit Shah said that Assam's Lachit Barphukan police academy will become the top one in the country in the next 5 years. "In the coming five years, the police academy will become the best police academy in the whole country. I thank Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for naming it after Lachit Barphukan. Brave warrior Lachit Barphukan helped Assam to be victorious against the Mughals. Lachit Barphukan was limited to the state of Assam only but today the biography of Lachit Barphukan is being taught in 23 languages and is inspiring students," he added.

Lauding Assam's growth in recent years, he said, "Modi government to bring in Rs 3 lakh crore infra projects in Assam in addition to Rs 5 lakh crore proposed investment at recent biz summit."

Amit Shah arrived in Dergaon on Friday evening for a three-day tour of two northeastern states Assam and Mizoram. The Home Minister will attend the final session of the 57th Annual Conference of the All Bodo Students Union in Kokrajhar of Assam on March 16 (with inputs from agencies).