Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday said that if Centre brings the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in the Rajya Sabha his party (NPP) will walk out from the NDA alliance. “The Citizenship Amendment Bill goes against the sentiment of the people. And we will not support any such bill which hurts the sentiment of the people. If the government brings the bill in the Rajya Sabha, we will have no other option but walk out from the NDA alliance,” said Sangma in New Delhi.
Sangma said that he is meeting several senior leaders of other political parties to gain their support in opposing the Bill.
“We have already met several people who have supported us against the Bill. We are determined that we will not allow the government to pass the Bill in the Rajya Sabha at any cost,” said Sangma.
Interestingly, the Government in the Rajya Sabha business lists did not include the Citizenship Amendment Bill. “But we can’t believe the Government. It may suddenly take any move to bring the Bill in the Rajya Sabha,” said another leader.
Referring to the coming general election, Sangma who is also the National People’s Party (NPP) president said that his party would go solo “but it will keep a tab on the developments.”