GUWAHATI: In his second talk over with to the state in a month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dealing with black flag agitations and nude protests by those antagonistic to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, on Saturday said his govt would be sure that the proposed amendment would, at no cost, harm the language, identity and tradition of Assam and the northeast.
It was at Silchar in Assam remaining month that Modi had announced that his govt planned on pushing the bill — which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan — through Parliament.
“I assure you that no harm will likely be completed to Assam and the northeast (with the passage of the bill). Granting citizenship under the provisions of the bill is an extended drawn out process and can rely solely on the discretion of the state govt,” Modi said at Changsari, 30 km from Guwahati. Nearly four lakh folks from numerous ethnic groups had grew to become up on the rally.
Justifying the bill as a measure to “save” those that face non secular persecution, he said, “One will have to differentiate between infiltrators and those who needed to go away their countries and take shelter in India because of their non secular belief. Infiltrators don't have any place in our country.” Lashing out at Congress and other events antagonistic to the bill for “spreading misinformation in regards to the bill”, he added, “Those who oppose the bill will have to ask those that have taken shelter in India because of non secular persecution the life of suffering they've gone through of their respective countries.”
Having come under hearth from indigenous communities for introducing a bill that might endanger them, the Prime Minister fell again on a three-point time table to urge upon the folks that it is dedicated to protect the territorial integrity and identity of Assam — the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Assam Accord and Scheduled Tribe (ST) standing for six communities.
“Since we have come to energy, we have cleared the path for sealing the world border by reaching a land trade agreement with Bangladesh. We have expedited the National Register of Citizens replace process,” he said, adding, “We are dedicated to enforcing Clause 6 of the Assam Accord as soon as conceivable to protect the identity of the Assamese folks ... The govt’s initiative to grant ST standing to six communities without hampering the rights of current tribes is every other step to safeguard the state’s pursuits.”
Continuing the strident protests in opposition to the PM’s talk over with to Assam, activists of the All Assam Students’ Union, the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti and several other other organizations confirmed black flags as the PM’s convoy passed by.
It was at Silchar in Assam remaining month that Modi had announced that his govt planned on pushing the bill — which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan — through Parliament.
“I assure you that no harm will likely be completed to Assam and the northeast (with the passage of the bill). Granting citizenship under the provisions of the bill is an extended drawn out process and can rely solely on the discretion of the state govt,” Modi said at Changsari, 30 km from Guwahati. Nearly four lakh folks from numerous ethnic groups had grew to become up on the rally.
Justifying the bill as a measure to “save” those that face non secular persecution, he said, “One will have to differentiate between infiltrators and those who needed to go away their countries and take shelter in India because of their non secular belief. Infiltrators don't have any place in our country.” Lashing out at Congress and other events antagonistic to the bill for “spreading misinformation in regards to the bill”, he added, “Those who oppose the bill will have to ask those that have taken shelter in India because of non secular persecution the life of suffering they've gone through of their respective countries.”
Having come under hearth from indigenous communities for introducing a bill that might endanger them, the Prime Minister fell again on a three-point time table to urge upon the folks that it is dedicated to protect the territorial integrity and identity of Assam — the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Assam Accord and Scheduled Tribe (ST) standing for six communities.
“Since we have come to energy, we have cleared the path for sealing the world border by reaching a land trade agreement with Bangladesh. We have expedited the National Register of Citizens replace process,” he said, adding, “We are dedicated to enforcing Clause 6 of the Assam Accord as soon as conceivable to protect the identity of the Assamese folks ... The govt’s initiative to grant ST standing to six communities without hampering the rights of current tribes is every other step to safeguard the state’s pursuits.”
Continuing the strident protests in opposition to the PM’s talk over with to Assam, activists of the All Assam Students’ Union, the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti and several other other organizations confirmed black flags as the PM’s convoy passed by.
Will ensure that citizenship bill doesn’t hurt Northeast: PM Narendra Modi
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