Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to Assam starting from February 3, as per an invitation extended by state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The upcoming visit gains significance in light of the forthcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections. During his stay, PM Modi is expected to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate various welfare projects worth over Rs 11,000 crore for the benefit of the people.
Taking to social media platform X, Chief Minister Sarma expressed his delight and gratitude towards the Prime Minister for accepting the invitation to visit Assam and spend time with the state’s residents. He further revealed that PM Modi will be in Guwahati on February 3 and 4, where he will perform the foundation stone-laying ceremony and dedicate the aforementioned welfare projects to the people.
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In preparation for the Prime Minister’s visit, Chief Minister Sarma chaired multiple preparatory meetings in Guwahati earlier this week.
The visit will culminate in a grand public rally scheduled to take place in Guwahati on February 4.
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