juria nagaon prime minister manmohan singh on saturday pledged to shower more central projects on assam the state he represents in the rajya sabhaaddressing election rallies at dhakuakhana and juria singh said bring the congress to power and i assure to work even more hard for the people of assam you should enjoy benefits of all central policies he also did not forget to remind the people of all that the upa has done for the state from setting up an iit in guwahati to a food craft institute in nagaonwe have strived to provide roads drinking water electricity and housing in rural areas under the rashtriya krishi vikas yojana and food security mission the upa government has waived loans amounting to rs 60000 crore singh said the government has also ensured 100 days employment for the poor under the nrega better health facilities under nrhm and better schooling the right to education act we will soon bring the food security act so the poor will get foodgrains at lower rates he addedinterestingly he started addressing both the venues almost in a same style this is my state and i have come here to seek votes for my party vote for the congress and strengthen the hands of sonia gandhiif sonia had started off with attacks on the bjp on friday singh straightaway went for the agps jugular when agp was in power 10 years ago the entire state was in deep crisis government employees did not get their salary on time and the law and order situation was at its worst there was no development and the poor got poorer all that has changed after the congress came to power the pm said today the states financial position is in a much better shape there is infrastructure development and big corporate houses are willing to invest in the state singh said appealing to the people not to be fooled by the false propaganda of the opposition i am sure you will not be mislead he saidi congratulate chief minister tarun gogoi for bringing about rapid development in the state completely reversing the scenario that existed 10 years ago singh told a massive poll rally for culture and sports minister bharat chandra narah singh arrived at dhakuakhana on the northern bank of the brahamputra in lakhimpur district where the antidam movement has its roots however the pm stayed away from the contentious issue and refrained from making any comments several groups have joined hands to protest against a hydel power project being built by nhpc in arunachal pradesh close to lakhimpur they are apprehensive that the downstream impact of the dam would be devastatingwhile the construction work is on in full swing the state government has taken a middle path saying that it would stop the project if experts felt that it would be hazardous