By IANS,
Guwahati : With the Congress poised to retain power in Assam, an upbeat Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday said economic development and peace in the state were the two main reasons why the people have “reposed their faith” in his government.
“Our commitment to serve the poor people and mainly economic development and peace are the two reasons because of which people have reposed their faith in us for the third time,” Gogoi told the NDTV news channel.
Ready to form the new government, he said his responsibility would be “much more” than the previous years.
“My commitment is to change the whole scenario of Assam. My top priority will be the field of education, which will lead to the economic development of the people, which will create more employment opportunities and tackle all the problems that we are facing,” Gogoi said.
He said health was his “second top priority”.
“Also my top most priority will be creating employment opportunities in small, medium, cottage industries and agriculture and tourism,” he added.
Talking about the problem of illegal immigration from Bangladesh, the chief minister said the issue had been “largely exaggerated”.
“Assam is a completely peaceful area. But outside perception is still that it is a disturbed area. It’s much more peaceful than most states,” he stated.
Gogoi said his government was “trying to bring all the insurgent groups for solutions” to the problems in the insurgent-hit state.
“Floods and erosion is also another issue because our economic development depends on that.”
The Congress has been in power in Assam since 2001.