HT Correspondent
ITANAGAR, Sept 22: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Arunachal Pradesh has strongly refuted the allegations made by the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) regarding the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the state and his public rally at IG Park, Itanagar, on September 22.
In a statement issued on Monday, the BJP described the APCC’s remarks as “misleading and politically motivated,” asserting that the Prime Minister’s rally was historic and marked by the laying of foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 5,100 crore.
The party maintained that the programme was aimed at promoting progress for Arunachal Pradesh and contributing to the development of the nation, contrary to the Congress claim that the event was used only to “attack Congress and promote himself.”
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The BJP said the people of Arunachal Pradesh had witnessed Congress’s legacy of failure during its long years of rule.
According to the statement, the Congress party left behind corruption, neglect of basic infrastructure, and policy paralysis that hindered the state’s growth.
It accused Congress leaders of lacking the political will to develop Arunachal Pradesh, citing former Defence Minister AK Antony’s statement in Parliament acknowledging fear of China as an obstacle to development.
The BJP contrasted this with what it called “transformational development” under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the double-engine government.
It pointed to several major achievements including the completion of the Hollongi Greenfield Airport, upgrades to Tezu, Pasighat and Ziro airports, the extension of rail connectivity from ICR to the rest of the country, the construction of the Trans-Arunachal Highway linking district headquarters, and the double-lane road between Karsingsa and Hollongi.
The statement further noted the construction of tunnels, road connectivity to previously unconnected constituencies such as Tali and Vijaynagar, and the sanction of Rs 45,000 crore for the Frontier Highway, described as one of the largest infrastructure investments in the state’s history.
It also cited advances in healthcare, education, digital infrastructure, and youth empowerment, as well as record funding for border area development under the Vibrant Village Programme and the establishment of six Advanced Landing Grounds to strengthen national security.
Dismissing the APCC’s accusations of misuse of state resources and coercion of government employees, the BJP said such claims were “baseless” and reflective of Congress’s own past misuse of power.
It maintained that the IG Park event was part of the launch of Next-Gen GST reforms and that thousands of citizens had attended voluntarily to show their support for the Prime Minister’s leadership.
The party also accused Congress of attempting to rewrite history, noting that while the Congress tries to claim credit for milestones in Arunachal Pradesh, the state’s constitutional provisions under Article 371(H) were incomplete.
It added that BJP leaders had already raised the issue in Parliament to include Arunachal Pradesh under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
Reaffirming its stand, the BJP said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi and the state government headed by Pema Khandu, Arunachal Pradesh is today witnessing real progress with visible results on the ground, unlike the era of Congress rule which, it claimed, was marked only by empty promises.
