Summary:
"AGP strongly opposes the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which violates the Assam Accord - the fruit of a six-year-long agitation for the existence of Assamese people. If passed, the bill will be a threat to the identity of the local people. We hope Amit Shah ji will realize the gravity of the situation and act in the greater interests of the people," Bora said, putting the ball in the BJP national leadership's court. The bill, on the other hand, proposes to extend the date till December 31, 2014 and introduces religion into an already incendiary mix of identity politics based on ethnicity. It will change the demography of the state of Assam..