Protest continues against Swamy

Thousands of Muslim people burnt the effigy of Dr Subramaniam Swamy in Nazira on Tuesday three days after the BJP veteran asked the immigrants to covert to Hinduism to get Indian citizenship.

Organized by the Muslim Youva Parishad, the protesters thronged the Nazira town, burnt Dr Swamy’s effigy after shouting slogans condemning his controversial statements on historic Assam Accord.

Later in a press conference, they said that Assam is a land of peace and harmony and that its people should condemn these communal statements.