Rahul stated that the Congress authorities beneath the management of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi had ended the period of violence in Assam
Sivasagar: Accusing the BJP and RSS of dividing Assam, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday stated that his occasion will shield each precept of the Assam Accord and can by no means implement the Citizenship (Modification) Act if voted to energy within the state.
Addressing his first public rally in Assam forward of the Meeting elections due in March-April, Rahul stated that the state wants its “personal chief minister” who will take heed to the voice of the folks and never one who listens solely to Nagpur and Delhi.
“The Assam Accord has introduced peace and it’s the protector of the state. I and my occasion employees will shield every precept of the Accord. There is not going to be a single deviation from it,” he stated.
Rahul stated unlawful immigration is a matter in Assam and exuded confidence that the folks of the state have the aptitude to resolve the difficulty via dialogue.
Alleging that BJP and RSS are attempting to divide the state on the difficulty of Assam Accord, he stated, “If Assam is split, then Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Union House Minister Amit Shah is not going to be affected, however the folks of Assam and the remainder of India can be affected.”
Speaking concerning the controversial CAA, the senior Congress chief stated that if his occasion involves energy within the state, the legislation is not going to be carried out beneath any circumstance.
All occasion leaders, together with Rahul, have been seen sporting ”Gamocha” (Assamese scarf), the place symbolically the CAA phrase was crossed, giving a message in opposition to the controversial legislation.
Rahul stated Assam wants a chief minister from their “personal folks” who will take heed to their points and attempt to resolve them.
“Distant management can function a TV however not a CM. The present CM listens to Nagpur and Delhi. If Assam will get a CM like this once more, it is not going to profit the folks. The youths want a CM who will give jobs to them,” he stated.
Taking a dig on the prime minister, the Union residence minister and “businessmen near them”, Gandhi stated, “I’ve devised a brand new slogan for Assam: Hum do, humare do; Assam ke liye humare aur do, aur sab kuch loot lo.”
He alleged that pure assets and PSUs within the state are being “offered off” to 2 main businessmen of the nation.
Rahul additionally accused the Modi authorities of “looting” public cash through the COVID-19 pandemic and waiving enormous quantities of loans of his “two businessmen buddies”.
He stated that the Congress authorities beneath the management of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi had introduced peace to Assam by ending the period of violence.
The Assam Accord offers for the detection and deportation of all unlawful immigrants, who’ve entered the nation after 1971 and residing within the state, regardless of their faith.
Beneath the CAA, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who’ve come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan until 31 December, 2014, dealing with non secular persecution there is not going to be handled as unlawful immigrants and can be given Indian citizenship.
Anti-CAA protesters within the state say that the legislation violates the provisions of the Assam Accord.
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