Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that somepeople sitting abroad are conspiring against India, but the people of thecountry would not allow them to succeed.
Addressing a massive public gathering at Dhekiajuli innorthern Assam's Sonitpur district, the Prime Minister without naming anyperson and organisation said that the conspirators sitting abroad not onlyconspiring against India but also maligning the world famous Indian and theAssam tea.
He said: "Some documents have revealed about suchconspiracies plotted abroad. Despite the conspiracy, Assam and India would goforward. Let them do their conspiracy, but the people of India would not makethem succeed."
Modi said that in this year's Budget major thrusts weregiven in infrastructure development in India and the northeast region.
"With the development of the connectivities, tradeand business would further flourish. New India would be AtmanirbharBharat."
From the Dhekiajuli public meeting, Modi laid thefoundation stone for two medical colleges in Biswanath Charali and Charaideoand launched the 'Assam Mala' project to upgrade the state highways.
The two medical colleges and hospitals are being set upat a total estimated project cost of over Rs 1,120 crore. Each hospital willhave a 500-bed capacity and 100 MBBS seat capacity.
Under the 'Assam Mala' scheme, the state Public WorksDepartment would upgrade 2,500 km state highways at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore in15 years.
Sunday's visit is the Prime Minister's second visit inthe poll bound Assam in a fortnight.