Terrorism, insurgency on decline in Assam, state on path of progress: Rajnath Singh India Updated: Sunday, March 14, 2021, 14:42 [IST] New Delhi, Mar 14: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that terrorism and insurgency have declined in Assam, leading to the speeding up of the government''s development activities. Singh, while addressing his maiden election rally here, said peace has returned to Assam, with dozens of insurgent groups laying down their arms in the last five years of the BJP rule in the state. "When I was asked to come to Biswanath, the 2014 massacre of Adivasis here came to my mind. But now, the situation has improved. There cannot be any better news than prevailing of peace in the region," he said.