The Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on October 29 accused the Congress of plotting to derail Assam’s emerging semiconductor industry, alleging that the party would “shut down” the upcoming Jagiroad semiconductor project if it came to power.

In a press statement issued from the BJP’s state headquarters, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhawan, party spokesperson Jayanta Kumar Goswami said Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s recent remarks suggested that his party viewed Assam as “undeserving” of hosting such a high-value industry.

Goswami alleged that Gogoi’s endorsement of Priyank Kharge’s statement — that semiconductor plants should be established only on the basis of “merit” — revealed the Congress’s intent to withdraw support for Assam’s semiconductor initiative. “Gaurav Gogoi has no connec

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