NEW DELHI- Assam Chief Minister, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday met Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and invited him to the inaugural function of the year-long birth centenary celebrations of doyen of music Bharat Ratna, Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.
In his 20-minute meeting with the Prime Minister at his official residence here, Chief Minister Dr.Sarma also invited Modi to inaugurate the Assam Bio-Ethanol Plant and also to lay the foundation stone of the Rs.5,700 crore Guwahati Ring Road project and the Darrang Medical College and Hospital.
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The Prime Minister readily accepted the invitations extended by the Chief Minister to be the chief guest at these functions to be held on September 8 next.
The Chief Minister conveyed his heartfelt thanks to the Prime Minister for accepting the invitations extended by him.
Later, taking to the micro-blogging platform X (formerly Twitter), Chief Minister Dr. Sarma posted, “It was my privilege to meet Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji in New Delhi today.
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I had the honour of inviting him to Assam as the Chief Guest for the inaugural ceremony of the year-long celebration of Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika’s birth centenary.
I also took the opportunity to request his gracious presence for the inauguration of the Assam Bio-Ethanol Plant, with a production capacity of 49 KTPA ethanol, using 300 KTPA bamboo as feedstock.
In addition, I also requested him to lay the foundation stones of two key infrastructure projects: the ₹5,700 crore Guwahati Ring Road project and the Darrang Medical College and Hospital.
The Hon’ble Prime Minister has agreed to grace these important occasions on 8th September 2025.”
