".. so-called first family of Congress, royal family in Delhi, is the most corrupt family in the country," - PM Modi in poll-bound Assam

 Addressing a public rally at Moran Polo (near Dibrugarh, Assam) 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "Let me tell you what the true land grab is. The so-called first family of Congress, the royal family that lives in Delhi, is the most corrupt family in the country. 

They are the real land ATMs. 

These people are accused of grabbing land worth thousands of crores of rupees in major cities like Delhi and Mumbai through the National Herald Scam. Cases are ongoing in court regarding this." 

"There is the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust, which is accused of grabbing land allotted for industries. There is the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, which has also been sued for grabbing land in prime locations in Delhi. This is the misdeed of the royal family. And then they come here and make false allegations against others...".

PM Modi said: 

"I see a large number of young people here in this gathering. These young friends may not remember Assam before 2001. The Numaligarh to Dibrugarh highway is an example of how Congress neglected Assam. This highway was approved in 2005, but nothing was done on it until 2013. 

At that time, the Congress government was in power at the centre... 

Both Upper Assam and Barakwali were forgotten by the Congress. That's why Assam remained so divided under Congress rule. Congress neglected you... Now, look at today's picture. 

A few days ago, the whole world witnessed the grand scene of Moran, when fighter jets landed on the highway built by the BJP-NDA government. 

I myself landed on the road from an Air Force plane. 

Ten years ago, the people of Assam had to plead for roads to be built, at least so that vehicles could run. Today, highways have been built where not only cars but even airplanes can land...". 

“We are freeing Upper Assam from the influence of the Congress. Decades of Congress misrule paid little attention to connectivity in Assam. 

"Be it the Bogibeel Bridge, the Bhupen Hazarika Setu, the Jorhat–Majuli bridge, or other bridges being built over the Brahmaputra and other rivers, all of these are taking connectivity in the region to new heights... I can see a large number of youngsters here. 

"Many of them may not clearly remember what Assam was like before 2016, or how the Congress neglected the state. An example of this neglect is the Numaligarh–Dibrugarh highway. 

This highway was approved in 2005, but little progress was made until 2013, when the Congress was in power at the Centre."