Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Assam, allegations of administrative excess have surfaced in Namrup, triggering public anger. Officials reportedly dumped stones and sand on ripe paddy fields, causing extensive damage to standing crops owned by local farmers.

According to a report by India Today NE, the damage occurred as part of groundwork activities ahead of the PM’s arrival. Visuals from the area showed an elderly woman confronting officials at the site, angrily questioning whether those responsible were “human or demons”.

The incident has drawn strong reactions from residents, who accused the administration of putting event arrangements ahead of farmers’ livelihoods.

The Prime Minister is set for a two-day visit to the state from December 20. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Modi will arrive at 2.45 pm on Saturday and inaugurate a statue of Assam’s first Chief Minister, Gopinath Bordoloi, at Borjhar.

He will then inaugurate the new terminal of the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.

The PM is also scheduled to address a public meeting near the airport, where Sarma reviewed the arrangements being made.

After the rally, Modi will go to the state BJP headquarters to interact with leaders and party workers from across Assam, where elections will be due in a few months.

The PM will stay the night at the state guesthouse in Koinadhora. The next morning, the PM will hold 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' with select students aboard a ship on the Brahmaputra.

He will then visit the newly-built 'Swahid Smarak Kshetra', before leaving for Namrup in Dibrugarh district to lay the foundation of the Rs 12,000-crore ammonia-urea plant.

Sarma had reviewed the arrangements being made for the PM's visit to Namrup on December 10. The PM is also scheduled to address a public meeting in Namrup.

(with inputs from PTI)