BJP will always protect interests of Assam: PM
As the BJP faces heat over the Citizenship Bill in the northeast, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday that his party will always protect the interests of Assam.
The prime minister thanked the people of Assam in a tweet for supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in elections to three tribal autonomous councils.
"Gratitude to my sisters and brothers of Assam for the strong support to @BJP4Assam in polls to three Tribal Autonomous Councils in the state. The @BJP4India is fully committed towards the development and prosperity of Assam," he said.
The BJP has won several seats in the autonomous council polls. PM Modi said the government will "always protect the interests of the state."
"Several initiatives of the central and Assam government have contributed towards transforming lives of the citizens of Assam," he wrote.
Meanwhile, ten political parties of the northeastern region, including BJP allies and the JD(U), yesterday unanimously decided to oppose the citizenship amendment bill, Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma said.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the political parties convened by Sangma and AGP President Atul Bora here, reported PTI.
"The meeting was a natural process, considering the opposition of the northeast states to the bill and it is not politically motivated," Sangma told reporters here.
"Most political parties in the region were protesting against the bill in their own states and so we decided to come together and discuss measures to protect our people and the region," he added.
AGP President Atul Bora said that the meeting was "historic".
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