Amit Shah Inaugurates Rs 2,000 Crore Healthcare Projects in Assam

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated several healthcare projects worth over Rs 2,000 crore in Guwahati, Assam, on March 15, while sharply criticizing the Congress party and its leader Rahul Gandhi for actions he described as disrespectful to democratic institutions and harmful to India's global image.

Shah's visit marked his fourth trip to the northeastern state in four months, coming ahead of upcoming assembly elections. During a public event, he unveiled the Rs 675 crore Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital in Guwahati and virtually inaugurated two cancer centers in Golaghat and Tinsukia, each costing Rs 135 crore, under the Assam Cancer Care Foundation. He also laid foundation stones for superspecialty hospitals at Diphu Medical College and Hospital (Rs 220 crore), Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (Rs 310 crore), and Barpeta Medical College and Hospital (Rs 284 crore). Additional projects included the Rs 218 crore Swasthya Bhawan in Guwahati and the Rs 115 crore Abhayapuri District Hospital.

Addressing the gathering, Shah contrasted the current Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) administration's efforts with the previous Congress government's 15-year rule in Assam....