Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Rs 6,950–6,957 crore Kaziranga Elevated Corridor, an 86 km NH-715 upgrade with about 35 km of wildlife-friendly elevated roadway.
- Modi flagged off two Amrit Bharat Express services in Assam and later launched projects worth over Rs 830 crore in West Bengal, including three Amrit Bharat trains and the Jayrambati–Barogopinathpur–Maynapur rail line.
- In Assam rallies, Modi accused the Congress of enabling infiltration for votes and said the BJP government is acting against encroachment to protect culture, forests and animal corridors.
- At a Singur rally, Modi charged the TMC with aiding infiltrators, stalling border fencing by withholding land, and blocking Union schemes, urging voters to opt for a BJP government.
- Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi argued the Kaziranga funds should strengthen flood embankments and raised ecological concerns, while protests over Varanasi’s Manikarnika Ghat redevelopment continued with officials denying damage to secured artefacts.