File Photo: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
Assam BJP today said the Tarun Gogoi government has lost its "moral right" to continue in power after its "miserable failure" to meet the people's expectations despite being in power for 15 years.
A BJP delegation met Governor PB Acharya at Raj Bhavan and submitted a memorandum to him urging him to look into the grievances and take appropriate measures in the interest of the people.
Mr Gogoi had failed to provide basic needs to the people of the state asserted, the memorandum claimed and added, "There is no administration worth the name and rampant corruption crippled the state machinery".
"The law and order situation is deteriorating fast and police have failed to protect the peope of the state. Heinous crime against women is increasing but police have failed to nab the culprits. Of the 122544 recorded crimes since 2011, crimes against woman are 55,000," it said.
The memorandum said Mr Gogoi, who also holds charge of the home department, has totally lost control over it and as a result the crime rate is increasing "alarmingly" pushing the state to the top of the list in the country in respect to it with 54.2 per cent against the national average of 22.7 per cent.
"Corruption in each of the government department has frustrated the people ... Despite several demands, the Tarun Gogoi government could not provide accounts relating to developmental expenditures as regard to funds received from the Centre since the past 15 years. This only proves the state government is involved in heavy corruption causing sufferings to the common people".
The government has lost its moral right to continue in power for its miserable failure to meet the people's expectations despite being in power for 15 years, it said.
Referring to floods and erosion, it said the two were common phenomena in the state but due to lack of advanced timely planning the affected people are not given relief at proper time despite sufficient fund at the government's disposal.
A select few are chosen to receive social welfare benefits and the deserving poor are deprived.
Indira Awaas Yojona beneficiaries are selected in a partisan manner and irregularities are committed under MGNREGA.
The BJP memorandum said road communication has deteriorated in the state with hardly any roads in villages and condition of roads in urban areas "extremely" poor.
"Due to existence of a fixed commission raj system, huge funds received under Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana have been grossly misused," the party alleged.