AGP toughens stand on citizenship bill

Guwahati | Thursday | 13th September, 2018

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"The regional party in June received support from Shiv Sena in opposing the controversial bill after an AGP delegation met Shiva Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai. At the last NEDA meeting here, too, we made our stand loud and clear before Amit Shah. We have said the same thing to the chief minister now," Bora said.Bora added, "It would be wise for state BJP to tell its national leadership about our opposition to the bill to avoid a direct conflict with us. We have been repeatedly saying this to our partner BJP. JD(U) chief and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has also made it clear that his party was opposed to the bill.The Assamese Community in London has joined in the ongoing opposition to the bill in the state, describing it as a threat to Assam's demography, culture and the Assamese language ..