India, Feb. 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday targeted the Congress, saying it gave problems to Assam while the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been providing solutions.

"Congress always gave Assam problems. On the other hand, the BJP has provided solutions," Modi told a gathering of the BJP's booth-level workers in Guwahati ahead of the assembly polls this year.

Modi, who was on a day-long visit to the poll-bound state and launched an emergency landing facility (ELF) on a national highway and inaugurated projects, referred to the new semiconductor facility coming up in Assam's Jagiroad. He said Assam will also be known for that facility soon.

He said Assam would get around Rs.50,000 crore this year as part of its ...