AGP backs anti-bill groups, JD-U throws behind protesters

Guwahati | Tuesday | 22nd January, 2019

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In fact, they (union government) does not want to give constitutional safeguard to us. Everyone is committed to stop the bill from being ratified,” said AGP president Atul Bora.Bora added that that his party also extended support to All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu)’s anti-bill rally here on January 23. We always have been advocating a joint and vigorous movement to thwart the plans of the BJP-led government. GUWAHATI: BJP’s former ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has extended support to 70 organizations that are opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, while BJP ally JD(U) is set to visit Guwahati on January 28 to express solidarity with the anti-bill agitators.“We are for a unified movement against the citizenship bill. AGP has also announced 10-hour hunger strike here on January 24..