Development picked up in Assam as terrorism tamed, says Rajnath Singh Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that developmental activities have stepped up in Assam as insurgency and terror have declined in the State over the years. | 15 March 2021 3:12 AM GMT NUMALIGARH/BISWANATH CHARIALI/ GUWAHATI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that developmental activities have stepped up in Assam as insurgency and terror have declined in the State over the years. Addressing his maiden election rally in Biswanath district bordering Arunachal Pradesh, he said that with hundreds of extremists belonging to dozens of insurgent groups laying down their arms in the last five years of BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) rule, peace and ethnic harmony has returned to Assam after several decades.