“We will not let Assam turn into Kashmir. Shah, who was on a day long visit to Assam, also laid the foundation stone of the BJP’s state office in Guwahati. AGP, the regional outfit which was born out of the Assam Accord quit the alliance saying the CAB violated the Assam Accord which promised detection and deportation of all illegal migrants irrespective of their religion and would nullify the ongoing NRC. “Ten years of AGP government, 25 years of Congress government, 20 years of Congress at the Centre, what did they do with the Assam accord? Clause 6 of the Assam Accord suggests that the government has to enact constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social and linguistic identity and heritage of the Assamese people.

Source: Hindustan Times February 17, 2019 09:59 UTC