Guwahati, April 3: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma have prepared a comprehensive roadmap for tribal development, asserting that its full implementation hinges on the BJP returning to power in the state.

Addressing an election rally in Dudhnoi in Goalpara district, Shah urged voters to back the BJP to ensure the plan is carried forward.

“A roadmap has been prepared by the Prime Minister and the Assam Chief Minister for the development of tribals. Vote for the BJP to ensure it is taken forward and implemented,” he said.

Highlighting the BJP’s outreach to tribal communities, Shah said it was under Modi’s leadership that the country got its first tribal woman President.

“The Congress never made an Adivasi woman the country’s President, but Modi changed that and Droupadi Murmu became the nation’s first citizen,” he said.

Shah also clarified that tribal areas will remain outside the ambit of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).

Referring to recent tensions in neighbouring Meghalaya, he alleged that infiltrators had attempted to gain political influence in the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council by marrying tribal women, which led to unrest.

“Infiltrators tried to capture power in the Garo council by marrying tribal women, and this led to the strife,” he said.

Reiterating the BJP’s stand on illegal infiltration, Shah said the party would act decisively if voted back to power.

“Give us another five years in Assam, and we will rid the state of infiltrators and send them back,” he said.

The Union Home Minister also claimed that the BJP had restored peace in Assam, warning that instability could return if the Congress regains ground in the ongoing Assembly polls.

“We brought peace to Assam. If Congress wins even a few seats, the state will again witness instability,” Shah said.