The BJP is Fighting Fire in Assam

Assam Chief Minister Sarbanada Sonowal has been reported to have tacitly backed the Union Government’s plan to have the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 passed in Parliament. At present, the Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha and is pending in the Rajya Sabha. This is despite widespread anger and opposition being voiced against the Bill in his own state and Assam’s neighbouring states of the Northeast.
Sonowal’s comments on Sunday focussed on three aspects. First, he claimed that there was misinformation being spread about the Bill. Second, he claimed that the Union Government was taking pragmatic steps for implementing clause 6 of the Assam Accord. Finally, he claimed that the Union Government was reviewing the proposal to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities in the state.

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