Foreign Trade hub under IIFT to start soon at Assam University: MP Dr Rajdeep Roy

April 16: During the recently Budget session of the Parliament on Monday, Silchar MP Dr Rajdeep Roy spoke on the illegal activities going on along the India- Bangladesh border and demanded setting up of a Intelligence Bureau (IB) Office in Silchar. Elaborating his proposition during a press meet at the Silchar BJP office on Saturday, MP Dr Rajdeep Roy said that day by day Barak Valley has become a breeding ground of the Maoists and setting up of an IB office here in Silchar under an IPS officer would act as a deterrent upon the illegal and seditious activities prevailing over here.

Dr Rajdeep Roy said, “We share the international border over here. It’s not only that Assam shares the international border with Bangladesh, but Meghalaya too shares the border with Bangladesh. Along the bordering areas, large number of illegal, anti-national seditious activities take place off and on. Smuggling activities also happens here to a considerable extent. Under the dynamic leadrship of Prime Minister Modiji and Home Minister Amit Shah ji, I am certain that such anti-national activities will be put to rest for good.”

As regards construction of a new Greenfield Airport at Dolu, MP Dr Roy said, “A particular group has been constantly trying to derail this project for their own selfish motives.” He, however, stated that his government won’t compromise with the development of this region and will go to any extent to counter all baseless allegations and continue to work for development.” It needs mention here that in the last state Cabinet, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the process of acquisition of land for the new Silchar Airport at Dolu is over and the land will be handed over to the Civil Aviation Ministry by 10 May. Dr Roy thanked the Chief Minister for this step.

Dr Roy during the press briefing also highlighted the various germane issues raised by him during the recently concluded Budget Session of the Parliament. He informed that he has raised the issue of construction of flyovers in areas where there are still unmanned railway crossings. He stated the Railway Minister has given a positive assurance in this matter.

Thank @nitin_gadkari ji for the issuance of LOA for the 4-laning of the #Narimbunglo–#Harangajao (50km) at 1674 cr (approx).

Major infrastructure boost for #BarakValley as promised by @narendramodi govt !#silcharSaurastraMahasadak#cmoassam @himantabiswa pic.twitter.com/9FpWPBcvgj

— Dr Rajdeep Roy MP ( MS, MCh) (@drrajdeeproy) April 6, 2022

As regards the uncompleted portion of the Mahasadak, MP Dr Rajdeep Roy said that in response to his letter written to Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways seeking his intervention into the completion of this project, the Minister took the matter on a war footing and sanctioned the required amount for this.  He said, “I have received a letter from Nitin Gadkari ji in response to my letter dt 21.12.2021 letting me know that the LoA has been issued on 10.3.2022 for construction of 4-lane between Harangajao to Narimbunglo via Jatinga ( 50 km approx ) under NHAI at an estimated cost of 1674 crore. This is a major forward development for the completion of the last remaining part of the MAHASADAK (4-lane Expressway) connecting Silchar to Guwahati. I wholeheartedly thank Nitin ji for his visionary leadership in developing infrastructure in this land-locked Barak Valley.”

Held a meeting with VC and Registrar of #AssamUniversitySilchar and followed it up by a meeting with the Principal and Medical Supdt of #SilcharMedicalCollege to discuss a few issues related to the betterment of the institutions ! pic.twitter.com/0d673o7kxh

— Dr Rajdeep Roy MP ( MS, MCh) (@drrajdeeproy) January 5, 2022

Silchar MP further stated that in December 2021, he met Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, in New Delhi wherein a threadbare discussion took place between them regarding starting of academic courses in foreign trade in Assam University. He said, “It was a very fruitful discussion and the hon’ble minister Piyush Goyalji sent me to meet the Vice Chancellor of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi. As such, I met the Vice Chancellor of IIFT and put before him the verbal proposal. It was a very fruitful discussion, where the Vice Chancellor asked me to send a formal proposal from Assam University, Silchar for opening a hub of foreign trade there which will be started under the aegis of IIFT, New Delhi.” He was hopeful that the hub would very soon be started at Assam University, Silchar.

Met @PiyushGoyal ji to discuss the possibility of setting up a hub of Foreign Trade in #Silchar and followed it up by meeting the Vice Chancellor of #IndianInstututeofForeignTrade on his advice.@PiyushGoyalOffc pic.twitter.com/6E0Abwyofc

— Dr Rajdeep Roy MP ( MS, MCh) (@drrajdeeproy) December 25, 2021

As regards upgradation of GC College, Silchar and Karimganj College to full fledged universities, Dr Roy informed that he has already taken up this issue at the appropriate level and will also do the follow up action in this connection.

The press meet at BJP office on Saturday was also attended by BJP district President Bimalendu Roy, and the two General Secretaries Abhrajit Chakraborty and Sashanka Chandra Paul.