GUWAHATI: The rift between the folks of Assamese-majority Brahmaputra Valley and Bengali-dominated Barak Valley over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 has turn out to be obvious after a meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) here on Monday.
The first day of the five-day talk over with of JPC noticed an vast majority of organisations and people from the Brahmaputra Valley coming out in opposition to the invoice. Their competition is that Assam might be flooded with migrants, particularly from Bangladesh, if the invoice is handed. Even AGP, an best friend of BJP, feels the passage of the invoice would put the id of Assamese people at stake. About 135 organisations, including political parties and people, submitted their views throughout the day-long session here.
"The Assam Accord should be the basis on which foreigners should be detected and deported. The bill, if passed, will pose a grave threat to Assamese people. We, as a regional party, will not allow this to happen," mentioned AGP president and agriculture minister Atul Bora after submitting birthday celebration's memorandum to the JPC.
The invoice seeks to fast-track citizenship to religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who had to leave their countries of foundation on account of persecution. It was once placed within the Lok Sabha in 2016 however faced opposition, particularly from Trinamool Congress MPs. Later, the invoice was once referred to the JPC to seek views from people and organisations.
Former leader minister and AGP MLA Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, who was once probably the most signatories of Assam Accord signed in 1985 after a six-year-long anti-foreigners' movement, submitted the memorandum one after the other. Mahanta mentioned the proposed amendment would 'frustrate' the entire means of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
The first day of the five-day talk over with of JPC noticed an vast majority of organisations and people from the Brahmaputra Valley coming out in opposition to the invoice. Their competition is that Assam might be flooded with migrants, particularly from Bangladesh, if the invoice is handed. Even AGP, an best friend of BJP, feels the passage of the invoice would put the id of Assamese people at stake. About 135 organisations, including political parties and people, submitted their views throughout the day-long session here.
"The Assam Accord should be the basis on which foreigners should be detected and deported. The bill, if passed, will pose a grave threat to Assamese people. We, as a regional party, will not allow this to happen," mentioned AGP president and agriculture minister Atul Bora after submitting birthday celebration's memorandum to the JPC.
The invoice seeks to fast-track citizenship to religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who had to leave their countries of foundation on account of persecution. It was once placed within the Lok Sabha in 2016 however faced opposition, particularly from Trinamool Congress MPs. Later, the invoice was once referred to the JPC to seek views from people and organisations.
Former leader minister and AGP MLA Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, who was once probably the most signatories of Assam Accord signed in 1985 after a six-year-long anti-foreigners' movement, submitted the memorandum one after the other. Mahanta mentioned the proposed amendment would 'frustrate' the entire means of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Barak, Brahmaputra valleys divided over citizenship bill
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