Assam ending 'historic injustice' by giving land pattas to tea garden workers: PM

GUWAHATI: (Mar 13) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that by offering land rights to tea workers within garden housing lines, the BJP-led government is ending a "historic injustice" towards the community.

Lashing out at the Congress, Modi said the opposition party never looked after the tea garden workers during its tenure.

"We have given land pattas to them, and I must congratulate the Assam government for ending a historic injustice towards the tea garden workers," the PM said at an official event here, as he dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation for projects worth around Rs 19,680 crore, with focus on infrastructure and energy sectors.