GUWAHATI: A day after AGP did a volte-face on registering opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, on the assembly of the state cabinet, BJP on Saturday mentioned the alliance with AGP and Bodoland People's Front (BPF) is intact.
BJP has heaved a sigh of aid beacause of AGP's U-turn as it comes at a time when the saffron birthday celebration is drawing flak from other organisations across the state over the bill that seeks citizenship to spiritual minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Opposition to the bill by means of AGP has also inspired Congress to flow a suggestion to form an anti-BJP executive with the latter's outside improve to the regional birthday celebration and BPF together with All India United Democratic Front. AGP's staying clear of registering a protest on the cabinet assembly has come as a vindication that the regional birthday celebration is not eager to upset the BJP-led coalition executive.
"There is no problem with the alliance. Our government is running smoothly. Whatever is being said on the bill by AGP leaders is outside the alliance. It was not formally raised with BJP," mentioned BJP state president Ranjeet Kumar Dass on Saturday. He added that the alliance companions will struggle the Lok Sabha election in combination.
"In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, BJP contested the election alone and got seven out of 14 parliamentary seats. We will increase the seat count by contesting the election in alliance with our partners," mentioned Dass.
BJP insiders, alternatively, mentioned AGP's act on Friday has blunted the regional birthday celebration's stridency against the bill forward of the Lok Sabha election. They mentioned AGP's opposition to the bill, alongside other several civil society teams, did not work in favour of BJP in the run-up to the parliamentary election.
"Now that AGP has not taken any step which would go against the spirit of the alliance at the cabinet meeting, it will rather help all stakeholders in the alliance vis-a-vis the Lok Sabha polls. At least AGP's stridency has been reduced by now," mentioned a BJP source.
BJP has heaved a sigh of aid beacause of AGP's U-turn as it comes at a time when the saffron birthday celebration is drawing flak from other organisations across the state over the bill that seeks citizenship to spiritual minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Opposition to the bill by means of AGP has also inspired Congress to flow a suggestion to form an anti-BJP executive with the latter's outside improve to the regional birthday celebration and BPF together with All India United Democratic Front. AGP's staying clear of registering a protest on the cabinet assembly has come as a vindication that the regional birthday celebration is not eager to upset the BJP-led coalition executive.
"There is no problem with the alliance. Our government is running smoothly. Whatever is being said on the bill by AGP leaders is outside the alliance. It was not formally raised with BJP," mentioned BJP state president Ranjeet Kumar Dass on Saturday. He added that the alliance companions will struggle the Lok Sabha election in combination.
"In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, BJP contested the election alone and got seven out of 14 parliamentary seats. We will increase the seat count by contesting the election in alliance with our partners," mentioned Dass.
BJP insiders, alternatively, mentioned AGP's act on Friday has blunted the regional birthday celebration's stridency against the bill forward of the Lok Sabha election. They mentioned AGP's opposition to the bill, alongside other several civil society teams, did not work in favour of BJP in the run-up to the parliamentary election.
"Now that AGP has not taken any step which would go against the spirit of the alliance at the cabinet meeting, it will rather help all stakeholders in the alliance vis-a-vis the Lok Sabha polls. At least AGP's stridency has been reduced by now," mentioned a BJP source.
Alliance with AGP, BPF is still intact, stresses BJP
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