The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad is contemplating to move Supreme Court challenging the Centre’s Indian citizenship for the non Muslim Bangladeshi and Pakistani immigrants. Talking to Assam Times AGP president Atul Bora confirmed the move saying that they have been preparing to move the court.
“We are considering the options and we hope that we would be able to do so,” said Bora. The party has been dead opposed to the idea of the Centre for Indian citizenship to the Bangladeshi and Pakistani non Muslims.
PermalinkSubmitted by SANDEEP LANGTHASA on Fri, 11/09/2015 - 20:19
It's good that AGP is protesting against the Central government's move to grant Indian citizenship to Pakistani and Bangladeshi migrants but what have AGP done when you ruled for two terms. AGP would have done more for Assam but the leaders are hopeless and useless who have betrayed the masses of Assam.
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The dreaded leader of the NDFB was sentenced for life by a CBI special court a few years ago.
The Guwahati granted him a four-week bail for taking part in peace-talks with the Centre.
The Union Home ministry and the state government had submitted no objection certificates in the High Court.
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The ex-JNU student in a videw aired by Republic TV was heard saying “They will curve out Assam from India”.
He allegedly delivered this objectionable speech while addressing a huge group of anti-CAA protesters in Saheen Bagh, Delhi.
Taking the matter seriously, minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma today at a press conference said that the state government is all set to register a case against Imam.
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Manas Konwar, executive president of the Chatramukti Sangram Samity, the students' wing of the KMSS, has been arrested on Thursday by the NIA.
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Earlier, the NIA arrested Akhil Gogoi, leader of the KMSS on similar charges.
Currently, he has been kept behind bars.
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