Silchar, Feb. 21 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday accused the Congress of leaving borders open and allowing infiltrators to enter Assam, further saying the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government would resolve the issue within five years if it returns to power in the northeastern state.

Speaking at the launch of the second phase of the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP-II) at Nathanpur village near the India-Bangladesh border in Assam's Cachar district, Shah said that the poll-bound state faces two major challenges -- infiltration and floods, and blamed the Congress for keeping the state away from development.

"Congress ruled the state for more than 50 years and kept the borders open for infiltrators. Our government has been fig...