Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for three “historic” decisions taken by the Central Government.
It may be mentioned that the Union Cabinet recently approved setting up of a high-level committee for implementation of the Clause 6 of the Assam Accord.
On Tuesday, the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was passed in the Lok Sabha.
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday adopted a draft bill to award Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities of Assam. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has confirmed that the bill would be tabled in the Parliament by the Union Tribal Affairs Ministry.
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Referring to these decisions of the Centre, Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on his Twitter handle on Tuesday: “3 Historic Cheers! C’ship Amndmt Bill will save 17 Asmbly const (sic) from Jinnah’s ideology. Constnal (sic) status to Clause 6 of Assam Accord will protect us from demographic invasion. Tribal status to 6 communities will make Assam forte of indigenous people. Indebted to PM Narendra Modi.”
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“This Bill will keep 17 Assembly constituencies with the people of Assam. In absence of this Bill, those 17 Assembly constituencies including Sarbhog, Lumding, Jagiroad, Barpeta, Bilasipara Pub, Golokganj, Borkhola, Sonai, Udharband, Mangaldai, etc. would have gone to Badruddin Ajmal (AIUDF chief),” stated Sarma, adding, “This Bill will stop Badruddin Ajmal from becoming the Chief Minister of Assam in 2021 Assembly polls.”
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Amidst bandh against the Bill, which hit normal life in the northeastern States, the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had moved the Bill in Lok Sabha.
3 Historic Cheers! C’ship Amndmt Bill will save 17 Asmbly const from Jinnah’s ideology. Constnal status to Clause 6 of #AssamAccord will protect us from demographic invasion. Tribal status to 6 communities will make Assam forte of indigenous people. Indebted to PM @narendramodi
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) January 8, 2019
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3 Historic Cheers! C’ship Amndmt Bill will save 17 Asmbly const from Jinnah’s ideology. Constnal status to Clause 6 of #AssamAccord will protect us from demographic invasion. Tribal status to 6 communities will make Assam forte of indigenous people. Indebted to PM @narendramodi
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