Spell out stand on BJP, Congress tells AGP

Guwahati | Friday | 2nd November, 2018

Summary:

"AGP has been supporting March 24, 1971, as the cutoff date as laid down in the Assam Accord for identifying non-nationals. GUWAHATI: A day after BJP said it would allow citizenship to religious minorities, especially from Bangladesh , till December 31, 2014, Congress on Thursday asked AGP to make its stand clear whether it would continue to support BJP. "Congress is opposed to the bill because it is against the spirit of Assam Accord. The bill seeks to provide citizenship to religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who entered India till December 31, 2014. On the other hand, its ally, BJP, is talking about December 31, 2014..