GUWAHATI: A day after Amit Shah said only the BJP can keep Assam free of infiltrators, the All India United Democratic Front took a dig at the saffron party, asking why it has brought the Citizenship Amendment Act that grants citizenship to “foreigners”.
AIUDF general secretary Champak Kalita, in a statement, said, “Only BJP can save Assam! What a laughable comment! The person and the party which introduced the contentious citizenship law in the parliament which rolls out the red carpet to welcome Bangladesh Hindus, one of the communities which will benefit from the CAA, now saying it will save from illegal foreigners. Isn't it double standard?”
The statement added, “The high-powered committee on Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, which was constituted by the Union ministry of home affairs in July 2019, had submitted its report to chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal in February last year but no action has been taken on that. The Centre refused to accept it. Why people of Assam will believe them. Do he think Assamese people are fool.”
Kalita said that the BJP, which had promised to deport all illegal Bangladeshis, is the itself opening the doors for ilfiltrators through the CAA.