Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assured the people of Assam that clause six of the historic Assam Accord would be implemented soon. Addressing the gathering at Kokrajhar to celebrate the signing of the Bodo Peace Accord, the PM said that his government is "trying to implement Clause VI of the Assam Accord".

"The government is now trying to implement Clause 6 ofthe Assam Accord. I want to assure the people of Assam that after the Committeesubmits its report, the Central Government will act on it swiftly," the PMsaid.

He also slammed the opposition for not solving theissues of Assam. "Political parties used to ignore revolts, blockades, andviolent protests. They just contained them, but never solved them. Thisapproach had pushed the people of Northeast so far that they had stoppedbelieving in democracy," PM Modi said in Kokrajhar.