The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Tuesday released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls, asserting it would remain firm on its earlier stand of opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The AGP’s stand on the bill contradicts that of its ally, the BJP, which has promised in its poll manifesto that the legislation would be enacted if it returns to power. The manifesto, which was unveiled by AGP president Atul Bora in the presence of other senior leaders at the party office in Golaghat, said its stand on the bill remains unchanged. The AGP had walked out of the alliance with the BJP in January this year protesting against the Centre’s decision to introduce the bill in the Lok Sabha. There has been discontentment within the AGP ranks over its tie-up with the BJP despite the latter’s support for the bill.

Source: The Telegraph April 09, 2019 18:33 UTC