HT Correspondent
NAGAON, Oct 31: Union minister for law and justice Kiren Rijiju visited Nagaon on Monday.
During his trip to the district, the minister also visited the site of Nagaon Medical College Hospital at Mohkhuli, on the outskirts of the town and reviewed the ongoing construction work of the college building.
While speaking to media persons here, the minister claimed that Assam recorded drastic changes in the health sector during the tenure of the BJP-led government.
He said that earlier it took over 20-30 years to set up a medical college hospital in the state. “But during the rule of the BJP-led alliance government, it was viable only within five years,” the minister accorded further.
The minister also claimed that the BJP government went ahead with the mission as well as the vision of all round development. But it apparently falls in some constituencies which are represented by the opposition parties, he added.
Referring to the results of the upcoming LS polls in the state, the Union minister exuded confidence that BJP would win with a record margin.
It is worth mentioning that during his day-long trip, the minister also held a slew of meetings at Nagaon circuit house and participated in the programme of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas. The minister also visited the residence of athlete Hima Das at Dhing.
The minister will participate in an interactive programme with the first time voters or youths at Gandhi Panchayat Bhavan at Raha on Tuesday, sources added.
