Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed that the number of high schools and higher secondary schools in the state would cross 4,000 over the next five years, as the government accelerates investment in education infrastructure.
Sarma inaugurated 67 newly constructed school buildings and laid the foundation stones for 62 more at Sonapur recently under the Rural Inter-Village Development Scheme, involving an investment of ₹765 crore.
Addressing the media on the sidelines of the event, the Chief Minister said the expansion reflected a sustained push to strengthen secondary and higher secondary education across Assam. “In the next five years, Assam will have a little over 4,000 high schools and higher secondary schools,” he said.
He added that each school was being developed at a cost ranging from ₹4 crore to ₹9 crore, with a focus on modern infrastructure and improved learning facilities.
On the political front, . Sarma said he would hold a press conference on February 8, clarifying that it would not be limited to allegations regarding Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaurav Gogoi. “It will not only be about Gaurav Gogoi. There will be a discussion on an entire system,” he said.
Reacting to Raijor Dal leader Akhil Gogoi’s claim in his election manifesto that welfare schemes such as Arunodoi would be discontinued if his party came to power, the Chief Minister rejected the assertion. “Such a government will come to power either in Pakistan or Bangladesh. Akhil Gogoi’s government will not come to power in Assam for the next 500 years. You can take it as writing from me,” he said.
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Sarma also alleged that the Jorhat MP was moving closer to Akhil Gogoi and Assam Jatiya Parishad leader Lurinjyoti Gogoi out of political compulsion, warning that such an alignment could prove politically damaging for the Opposition leaders.
Responding to reports that the All India United Democratic Front had submitted complaints against him to the President of India, the Chief Minister said he remained unfazed. “I find that good. I will be more popular. I am not scared of them,” he said, adding a remark questioning whether those engaging in what he termed “miya politics” or alleged illegal immigrants feared him.
Speaking about the forthcoming Assam Assembly elections, . Sarma asserted unity within the ruling alliance, stating there was no difference between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Asom Gana Parishad. “BJP and AGP are the same. Whether BJP wins or AGP wins, the Chief Minister will be from the BJP,” he said.
He added that candidate selection would reflect social balance. “There will be young candidates, women candidates and senior candidates as well. There will be fair representation of all,” the Chief Minister said.
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