Assam BJP holds State-level convention Today

BJP Assam Pradesh holds aState-level convention of its booth presidents and elected representatives, atthe Veterinary College playground, Khanapara on Saturday. BJP's nationalworking president JP Nadda will address the event, which will be attended byover 90,000 party cadres.

BJP leadership claimed that BJPcadres have faced threats and intimidations at many places during the past fewweeks.

"Bus owners have been threatenedat some places in Upper Assam and asked not to ferry BJP cadres to the meeting.Such things are not right. In a democracy everyone has a right to express hisor her own opinion. However, despite all this, tomorrow you will witness thehuge enthusiasm of the BJP cadres here…Despite threats and intimidations, theBJP cadres will prove that they are invincible and iron-willed," FinanceMinister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.

Asked about the massive crowdswitnessed during anti-CAA protest events, Sarma said that his meetings are alsoattended by thousands.