Lakhimpur, March 29 -- Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday accused the Congress of subjecting the Assamese people to "decades of injustice and neglect," and asserted that the BJP-led government has taken decisive steps to safeguard the state's land, culture, language and identity.

Sonowal accused Congress of oppressing Assamese identity by systematic disregard and decades of neglect towards indigenous needs and rights.

Campaigning for BJP candidates Manab Deka in Lakhimpur and Naba Kumar Doley in Dhakuakhana, senior BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal addressed a series of election rallies, expressing confidence that the NDA will secure a third consecutive term in Assam.

"During more than five ...