Guwahati, May 3 -- Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday campaigned for NDA candidates at Rongamati near Bijoynagar and at Salkocha in Bilasipara and emphasised the transformative vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for rural empowerment and the development of Panchayati Raj institutions.

He asserted that the BJP-led government has brought about a change that Congress had failed to achieve in over six decades.

"The people of India, particularly in rural areas, were deprived for generations of basic necessities like a home, food, and dignity under the Congress rule of almost six decades. Congress's lack of intent is the biggest corruption, leading to the prolonged suffering of millions and pus...