PM Narendra Modi to attend high-level internal security meet in Guwahati

Guwahati: Preparations of the venue were underway on Saturday amidst high security ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally.

The rally, which is scheduled to be held at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium on November 30, is expected to see an estimated 50,000 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers participate.

"All are working together for the rally and security arrangements have been properly made keeping in mind various threats. At least 50,000 BJP workers are supposed to take part," Assam Police SSP AP Tiwari told the media.

I would visit Assam, Manipur, Tripura & Nagaland & attend a wide range of programmes that would connect me to all sections of society.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 29, 2014

Prime Minister Modi's whirlwind tour of the North-East states, which starts on Saturday, will see him attend two functions on his arrival in Guwahati. The next day, he will be addressing the All India Conference of DGPs and IGPs and the BJP rally before flying to Imphal to attend the Sangai Festival.

On Monday, his final day of the tour, the Prime Minister is scheduled to inaugurate the Hornbill Festival in Kohima before leaving for Agartala to launch a power project in south Tripura.

This is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Assam since winning the Lok Sabha elections.

India will not develop till the Northeast develops. We are committed to realising the potential of the Northeast & accelerating its progress

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 29, 2014