Assam, August 30th, 2022: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday proposed five capitals, one for each zone, to end the ongoing regional disparity in the country.
The senior BJP leader, in a series of tweets, continued his tirade against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, with whom he has been engaged in a war of words on Twitter.
“Having been engaged in a dialogue with Delhi CM Shri @ArvindKejriwal, who’s by now in habit of mocking at other states, I’m of the view that we should work on curing the disease of disparity, and not mock poor states. Can we have 5 Capitals of India, one in every zone?” Sarma tweeted.
Sarma further added that five capitals would ensure that governments like the one in Delhi would no longer have huge wealth at their disposal vis a vis North East and Eastern states.
The Assam CM also noted that the North-Eastern states have been neglected for a long period of time but after almost seven decades, the process of mainstreaming the development of these states has begun due to the guidance of PM Narendra Modi.
“North East does not need sympathy & ridicule, we need what’s due to us – respect, resources, and regeneration,” he tweeted.
CM Sarma had on Sunday alleged that his Delhi counterpart is comparing the national capital with smaller cities in Assam and the Northeast to hide his failure in fulfilling his promise to transform Delhi into a London or Paris.
