Amit Shah to visit Assam on Dec 26; likely to discuss Seat Sharing with AGP for polls

HAFONG: Union home minister Amit Shah is all set to visit Assam on December 26. According to reports, Shah is likely to discuss the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam, as well as seat-sharing with the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), the saffron party's ally in Assam.

According to reports in the media, Amit Shah is likely to meet Chief Ministers of the Northeast -- who are all affiliated to the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) -- and discuss some poll-related issues. He is also likely to discuss border issues with the Chief Ministers of the Northeast.

The union home minister will attend some government events during his visit to Assam.

Recently, Assam and Mizoram were caught in a boundary row and movement of trucks to Mizoram was stopped. The blockade was only lifted after the intervention of the Union Home Ministry.

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Assam and Nagaland to have been engaged in a bitter stand-off at the Mokokchung border, where Naga officials' building of a camp has angered the locals, who have orchestrated an "economic blockade" against the neighbouring state.

Meanwhile, new in-charge (Prabhari) of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Assam unit, Baijayant Panda arrived in Guwahati on Wednesday to lay the groundwork for Shah's visit.

On Thursday, Panda will visit the Kamakhya Devalaya, the famous Saktipeeth atop the Nilachal hills in Guwahati. Later, he will attend the Krishak Samaroh at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra.

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