Summary:
Guwahati, Nov 25 (PTI) Opposition Raijor Dal (RD) and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) on Thursday termed the state government"s decision to abolish the compulsory language paper in state civil services examinations as "dangerous" and claimed it was being done to infuse "RSS-minded" people from outside into the administration.
Addressing separate press conferences, the two political parties said they will not accept the decision of the Assam Cabinet and demanded its immediate withdrawal.
"The Cabinet decision is a sad development for Assam.
It is a dangerous step.
It will make Hindi-speaking people from the RSS and north India eligible for the Assam civil services exam.
The BJP government aims to bring such people into the state administration," RD president Akhil Gogoi said.