Guwahati: In 4 parliamentary constituencies of lower Assam that cross to the polls in the third section, Congress and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) are engaged in a direct contest with each different as both the parties are vying for the biggest percentage of the anti-citizenship bill votes.
AIUDF introduced a scathing on Congress in Barpeta parliamentary constituency on Friday, saying that the Grand Old Party has a “twin stand” on the bill. This comes after Congress had on Thursday said that defeating the BJP-AGP alliance will mean a victory for the Assam Accord, an agreement which was once signed between the Centre, Assam govt and leaders of anti-foreigner movement in 1985 to unfastened the state from non-nationals.
Congress in-charge for Assam and previous Uttarakhand CM, Harish Rawat on Thursday additionally said that forces that are against the bill will vote for Congress. He additionally said Congress does no longer have any figuring out with the AIUDF. Congress and AIUDF have locked horns in two minority-dominated constituencies of Barpeta and Dhubri seats the place different minority organizations are up in palms against the bill. Both Congress and AIUDF are contesting in the minority-dominated constituency to get the biggest pie of minority voters.
“Congress opposes the citizenship bill simplest in Brahmaputra valley to gather votes. In Barak valley, many Congress leaders have supported the bill. So, Congress’s double requirements on the bill has been uncovered,” AIUDF candidate for Barpeta parliamentary constituency, Rafiqul Islam on Friday said.
Islam added that Congress is equally in charge of seeking to grant citizenship to migrants as the Grand Old Party had up to now sought votes by way of promising asylum to migrants.
Congress reacted to the Islam’s observation, saying that the celebration had simplest sought after to make certain that the victims of partition, who had settled in the state already, are handled in a humanitarian manner. Congress spokesperson Rituporna Konwar said that Congress has accepted the March 24, 1971 point in time, as laid down in the Assam Accord, for detection and deportation of foreigners.
“AIUDF and for that topic Islam will have to know that Congress has sought humanitarian consideration of partition victims. There is a limiteless distinction between partition victims and BJP’s idea of granting citizenship particularly to Bangladeshi citizens. AIUDF is misleading the folk by way of saying that Congress additionally desires to grant citizenship to migrants,” Konwar said.
In 2015, Congress at its executive assembly had handed a resolution for granting citizenship to persecuted Bengali Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and people of alternative minority communities who came to Assam after Partition. Then Congress had instructed the Centre to grant citizenship to all such people, allowing for ancient reality and the humanitarian aspect.
Islam said that AIUDF is preventing for shielding the jati (id), mati (land), bheti (native land) of Assamese people by way of opposing the citizenship bill.
Incidentally, coverage of jati, mati and bheti was once the slogan coined by way of BJP in the run-up to the Assam meeting polls in 2016. Riding on the promise, the saffron celebration had swept to power for the primary time in the state.
AIUDF introduced a scathing on Congress in Barpeta parliamentary constituency on Friday, saying that the Grand Old Party has a “twin stand” on the bill. This comes after Congress had on Thursday said that defeating the BJP-AGP alliance will mean a victory for the Assam Accord, an agreement which was once signed between the Centre, Assam govt and leaders of anti-foreigner movement in 1985 to unfastened the state from non-nationals.
Congress in-charge for Assam and previous Uttarakhand CM, Harish Rawat on Thursday additionally said that forces that are against the bill will vote for Congress. He additionally said Congress does no longer have any figuring out with the AIUDF. Congress and AIUDF have locked horns in two minority-dominated constituencies of Barpeta and Dhubri seats the place different minority organizations are up in palms against the bill. Both Congress and AIUDF are contesting in the minority-dominated constituency to get the biggest pie of minority voters.
“Congress opposes the citizenship bill simplest in Brahmaputra valley to gather votes. In Barak valley, many Congress leaders have supported the bill. So, Congress’s double requirements on the bill has been uncovered,” AIUDF candidate for Barpeta parliamentary constituency, Rafiqul Islam on Friday said.
Islam added that Congress is equally in charge of seeking to grant citizenship to migrants as the Grand Old Party had up to now sought votes by way of promising asylum to migrants.
Congress reacted to the Islam’s observation, saying that the celebration had simplest sought after to make certain that the victims of partition, who had settled in the state already, are handled in a humanitarian manner. Congress spokesperson Rituporna Konwar said that Congress has accepted the March 24, 1971 point in time, as laid down in the Assam Accord, for detection and deportation of foreigners.
“AIUDF and for that topic Islam will have to know that Congress has sought humanitarian consideration of partition victims. There is a limiteless distinction between partition victims and BJP’s idea of granting citizenship particularly to Bangladeshi citizens. AIUDF is misleading the folk by way of saying that Congress additionally desires to grant citizenship to migrants,” Konwar said.
In 2015, Congress at its executive assembly had handed a resolution for granting citizenship to persecuted Bengali Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and people of alternative minority communities who came to Assam after Partition. Then Congress had instructed the Centre to grant citizenship to all such people, allowing for ancient reality and the humanitarian aspect.
Islam said that AIUDF is preventing for shielding the jati (id), mati (land), bheti (native land) of Assamese people by way of opposing the citizenship bill.
Incidentally, coverage of jati, mati and bheti was once the slogan coined by way of BJP in the run-up to the Assam meeting polls in 2016. Riding on the promise, the saffron celebration had swept to power for the primary time in the state.
AIUDF-Cong fight for anti-citizenship bill votes in four lower Assam seats
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