‘Should quit India if Citizenship Bill is passed’
TNN | Jan 28, 2019, 01:39 ISTGUWAHATI: Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti leader Akhil Gogoi on Sunday said if proper respect is not shown to the Assamese people and the Citizenship Amendment Bill is passed, then “we must have the courage to tell the government that we may consider not staying with India”.
Addressing a protest rally against the proposed legislation at Panitola in Assam’s Tinsukia district, Gogoi said, “If the government gives us the respect we deserve, we are with the nation but if the sentiments of the indigenous Assamese are ignored and the bill is passed, then each Assamese must have the courage to say that they will not be a part of India.”
The proposed legislation seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and many parties and organisations have claimed that it will have an adverse impact on the demography of the sensitive border state. They said the provisions of the bill will nullify the 1985 Assam Accord.
Addressing a protest rally against the proposed legislation at Panitola in Assam’s Tinsukia district, Gogoi said, “If the government gives us the respect we deserve, we are with the nation but if the sentiments of the indigenous Assamese are ignored and the bill is passed, then each Assamese must have the courage to say that they will not be a part of India.”
The proposed legislation seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and many parties and organisations have claimed that it will have an adverse impact on the demography of the sensitive border state. They said the provisions of the bill will nullify the 1985 Assam Accord.
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