Cracks in alliance as anti-bill lobby mounts pressure

Guwahati | Saturday | 12th May, 2018

Summary:

AGP has threatened to pull out of the alliance if the bill is passed by Parliament.Patowary attacked Congress for its multiple stands on the bill. Assam, however, returned a divided opinion.Deputed by Sonowal to clarify the state's stand, Patowary on Friday appealed to people not to panic saying, "There is no reason for panic. Today while the state Congress is opposing the bill, its leaders in Barak Valley are supporting it." People of tribal-dominated Meghalaya unanimously submitted their opposition to the bill before the committee in the two-day hearing. The state government will not take any decision that is inimical to the interests of people..