he Assam government’s bid to protect Assamese and other languages in the budget has failed to cut ice with the anti-citizenship bill brigade.
All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), two of the organisations at the forefront of the agitation against the bill, have slammed the BJP government’s budget as an “attempt to divert” the attention of the people from the proposed legislation.
“This is ridiculous. If the bill is passed, there is no point in promoting language. Our agitation will continue with the same intensity,” AASU general secretary Lurinjyoti Gogoi said on Thursday.