Economy sound, govt prepared for white paper: Tarun Gogoi

Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today claimed that the state's economy was sound and his government was ready to submit a white paper on it as demanded by the opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP).

"The government has nothing to hide and was prepared to present a white paper on the economic condition of the state which was sound in the next assembly session", Gogoi told reporters in Guwahati.

Gogoi was replying to allegations made recently by AGP president Chandra Mohan Patowary that the state's economy had worsened during the Congress regime.

"We had dared the opposition (AGP) to bring up the matter for discussion in the assembly. But as they did not, the government till table a resolution to discuss the financial status of the state in the next session," he said.

Rubbishing the charges made by Patowary, the chief minister said the state's per capita income was on the rise and its growth rate was the best among the NE states.

Commenting on the recent success of the ruling Congress in the three autonomous councils for the tribals, Deuri, Tiwa and Thangal Kachari communities, Gogoi this had shown that the people had rejected the AGP-BJP combine.