AJP leaders urge Rahul to raise ‘migrant Muslim' issue in Parl
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Guwahati: A high-level delegation of Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) met leader of opposition
Rahul Gandhi
in New Delhi on Tuesday, urging him to raise the twin issues of the Assam Accord implementation and constitutional safeguards for the Assamese people in Parliament.
The meeting is significant given the tense atmosphere in the state due to the eviction drives initiated by the state govt and ultimatums issued by various vigilante groups to 'migrant Muslims' of Bangladesh origin to leave upper Assam.
"The situation in Assam is unstable, with state govt attempting to create communal and factional conflicts. Instead of addressing the issue of foreigner identification and legal expulsion, they are engaging in politics and creating new problems, putting Assam in crisis," AJP president Lurinjyoti Gogoi alleged.
"The BJP came to power with slogans of protecting the land and people but has done the opposite. Therefore, it is crucial to raise the issue in Parliament and apply pressure on the govt through national consensus," Lurinjyoti added.
The AJP leaders said their meeting with Rahul Gandhi was solely in his capacity as the leader of opposition. However, the leaders of AJP clarified that there was no discussion about forming an alliance between the two parties ahead of the 2026 assembly election.
The delegation, led by Lurinjyoti Gogoi and AJP general secretary Jagadish Bhuyan, included vice-president and senior advocate Kamal Nayan Choudhury, along with three secretaries, Ziaur Rahman, Chittaranjan Basumatary, and Raju Phukan. The meeting took place in the office of the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament building, in the presence of deputy leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi and MPs Pradyut Bordoloi and Rakibul Hussain.
The delegation submitted a memorandum to Rahul, urging him to raise the issue of the BJP govt's 'deception' regarding the expulsion of foreigners in Parliament.
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