Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his official residence in New Delhi and invited him to inaugurate the yearlong birth centenary celebrations of music maestro Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.
CM Sarma also invited Modi to inaugurate the Assam bio-ethanol plant.
Taking to the micro-blogging platform X (formerly Twitter), Chief Minister Sarma posted, “It was my privilege to meet Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji in New Delhi today. I had the honour of inviting him to Assam as the Chief Guest for the inaugural ceremony of the year-long celebration of Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika’s birth centenary.”
He said, “I also took the opportunity to request his gracious presence for the inauguration of the Assam Bio-Ethanol Plant, with a production capacity of 49 KTPA ethanol, using 300 KTPA bamboo as feedstock.”
Sarma also invited the Prime Minister to lay foundation stones for the Rs 5,700 crore ring road project in Guwahati and a medical college and hospital in Darrang.
The prime minister readily accepted the invitations to be the chief guest at these functions on September 8.
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“The Prime Minister has agreed to grace these important occasions on 8th September 2025,” the chief minister stated.
Sarma conveyed his heartfelt thanks to the Prime Minister for accepting the invitations extended by him.
