Guwahati, Mar 9: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday released the biography of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The biography based on the work and life of Amit Shah was translated into Assamese language by Assam Cabinet Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from the original English version titles “Amit Shah and the March of BJP” written by Anirban Ganguly and Shiwananda Dwivedi.
The Assamese version titled “Amit Shah aru Agragami BJP” was released by Chief Minister Sonowal at a function held at Hotel Taj Vivanta here was attended by Anirban Ganguly and Shiwananda Dwivedi and many other dignitaries. DoNER Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, BJP’s Assam in-Charge Baijayant Jay Panda, party general secretary Dilip Saikia, state president Ranjeet Kumar Das were conspicuous by their presence.
The book besides throwing light on the life and work of the Union Home Minister also portrays the evolution of the BJP. It was first published in 2019 and was later translated into Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Oriya and Gujarati.
Along with the life and work of the Union Home Minister the book also portrays the evolution of Bhartiya Janata Party. The book was first published in 2019, and was later also published in : Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Oriya and Gujarati.
Assam CM Sonowal appreciated the contribution of Amit Shah and praised Himanta BIswa Sarma for translating this book into Assamese. The book records the journey of Amit Shah from a party worker to his present post of Union Home Minister.
Extending gratitude to Sarma the original writers stated that it would remain as a prominent piece of political record of the BJP. Anirban Ganguly who attended this function appreciated the speech of Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma. He described it as 'very moving address'.
Assam Cabinet Minister and transalator Himanta Biswa Sarma sharing his experience said that the book details the journey of the BJP and how it has evolved under the leadership of Amit Shah.
Sharing some moment from the release of the book, Sarma tweeted- 'Amit Shah and the March of BJP', a tale of Hon HM Sri AmitShah's sterling role in strengthening BJP & taking it to new heights. Pleased to have been present at the launch of this biography of Hon HM along with HCM Sri Sarbanand Sonowal & other dignitaries. "The level of respect that Shri Amit Shah ji has for Srimanta Sankardeva is astounding. His knowledge of Assam is immense and worthy of praise. This book is a humble tribute to his erudition," Sarma added.