GUWAHATI: The opposition birthday celebration Congress said on Saturday that Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)’s “double-standard” has been uncovered by means of its volte face on opposing the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016.
AGP is a part of the BJP-led coalition executive in Assam and is opposed to the bill.
“AGP’s two legs are on two boats. It opposes the bill on one hand, and at the different, it cannot muster braveness to come back out of the government at the bill which is going to spell disaster for the state. Is this no longer opportunistic politics? This is clear double requirements,” state Congress president and Rajya Sabha MP, Ripun Bora said at the sidelines of Congress’s Iftar birthday celebration right here on Saturday.
Congress has additionally opposed the bill that seeks citizenship to non secular minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Bora said that gaining public sympathy by means of opposing the bill and at the identical time unwilling to give up the government is not going to do down neatly with the folk in the end.
AGP staying away from opposing the bill at the cabinet assembly has annoyed Congress’ plan for forming an alternative anti-BJP executive. Buoyed by means of the Karnataka development where BJP used to be ousted with the assistance of JD(S), Congress within the state floated the plan that it will give out of doors enhance if the AGP and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) got here out of the BJP-led alliance and shape an anti-BJP by means of taking along All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on its facets.
“Although it used to be a casual proposal, we (Congress) showed AGP the possibility of forming an anti-BJP executive. We had to discover this possibility on account of the risk this is being posed by means of the bill, and to save lots of Assam from this grave risk,” Bora said.
Asked if AGP used to be divided at the factor of severing ties with BJP at the basis of opposition to the bill, Bora said that it is not the question of person leaders who're to be held accountable for “U-turn” at the cabinet assembly.
“It has to be the birthday celebration’s determination that it is unwilling to give up energy for the sake opposing the bill. The AGP president who could also be a minister in Sarbananda Sonowal’s cabinet, used to be within the assembly,” Bora said.
On former leader minister and AGP legislator Prafulla Kumar Mahanta who has been critical of BJP-led executive’s efficiency including his opposition to the bill, Bora said he (Mahanta) must have ready to convince the birthday celebration about the “risk of the bill” posed to the state.
AGP is a part of the BJP-led coalition executive in Assam and is opposed to the bill.
“AGP’s two legs are on two boats. It opposes the bill on one hand, and at the different, it cannot muster braveness to come back out of the government at the bill which is going to spell disaster for the state. Is this no longer opportunistic politics? This is clear double requirements,” state Congress president and Rajya Sabha MP, Ripun Bora said at the sidelines of Congress’s Iftar birthday celebration right here on Saturday.
Congress has additionally opposed the bill that seeks citizenship to non secular minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Bora said that gaining public sympathy by means of opposing the bill and at the identical time unwilling to give up the government is not going to do down neatly with the folk in the end.
AGP staying away from opposing the bill at the cabinet assembly has annoyed Congress’ plan for forming an alternative anti-BJP executive. Buoyed by means of the Karnataka development where BJP used to be ousted with the assistance of JD(S), Congress within the state floated the plan that it will give out of doors enhance if the AGP and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) got here out of the BJP-led alliance and shape an anti-BJP by means of taking along All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on its facets.
“Although it used to be a casual proposal, we (Congress) showed AGP the possibility of forming an anti-BJP executive. We had to discover this possibility on account of the risk this is being posed by means of the bill, and to save lots of Assam from this grave risk,” Bora said.
Asked if AGP used to be divided at the factor of severing ties with BJP at the basis of opposition to the bill, Bora said that it is not the question of person leaders who're to be held accountable for “U-turn” at the cabinet assembly.
“It has to be the birthday celebration’s determination that it is unwilling to give up energy for the sake opposing the bill. The AGP president who could also be a minister in Sarbananda Sonowal’s cabinet, used to be within the assembly,” Bora said.
On former leader minister and AGP legislator Prafulla Kumar Mahanta who has been critical of BJP-led executive’s efficiency including his opposition to the bill, Bora said he (Mahanta) must have ready to convince the birthday celebration about the “risk of the bill” posed to the state.
AGP's double standard on citizenship bill exposed, says Congress
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