Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a mega roadshow in Guwahati in Assam and witnessed a mega Bihu dance on the occasion of Bohag Bihu. He also inaugurated northeast's first All India Institute of of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), built at a cost of ₹1,123 crore. (PTI)
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma welcomes PM Modi on his arrival in Assam to celebrate the Bihu festival.(Himanta Biswa Sarma Twitter)
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PM Modi was seen standing on the running board of his moving car and waving at an enthusiastic crowd. (ANI/PIB)
Earlier in the day, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Assam Advanced Healthcare Innovation Institute (AAHII) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. (PTI)
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PM Modi also rolled out a series of railway projects across the Northeast, besides commissioning a methanol plant and laying the foundation stone for a bridge over the Brahmaputra river. (ANI/PIB)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
