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Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) raps Amit Shah on CAA
The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) has criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his statement an election rally in West Bengal on Thursday
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GUWAHATI: The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) has criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his statement an election rally in West Bengal on Thursday that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) would be enforced once the vaccination drive is over in the country.
Addressing to the media on Friday, AJP vice president Adip Kumar Phukan said, It shows the anti-Assam stance of the incumbent BJP government. If the BJP government forcefully implement the Act, which is anti-constitutional and harmful for the people of the country, the people of Assam have to stand against the move, Phukan added.
A file photo of activist Akhil Gogoi.
Two new parties, Assam Jatiya Parishad and Raijor Dal, will jointly contest the upcoming Assembly elections in the state,
Hindustan Times reported on Thursday. The parties were reportedly formed in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
Elections to the 126-member Assam Assembly is likely to be held in April-May.
Assam Jatiya Parishad chief Lurin Jyoti Gogoi said his group had forged an alliance with activist Akhil Gogoi-led Raijor Dal, but added that a formal announcement would be made soon. The two met for two-and-a-half hours at the Guwahati Medical College Hospital, where Akhil Gogoi – under arrest since December for his role in the anti-Citizenship Act protests in Assam – is receiving treatment for various ailments.
In his first political rally in the poll-bound state, Shah also took a swipe at the Congress for calling the BJP "communal" and questioned the grand old party s alliance with the Muslim League in Kerala and the Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF in Assam, two regional parties that draw their support mostly from Muslims.