The AllAssam Students' Union (AASU) and North East Students' Organization (NESO) havesaid that the Central Government wants to rule the country by "divide and rule"policy.
In a jointpress conference organized by AASU and NESO, they said that unlike Tripura, theindigenous people of other states of Northeast will also become minorities. "Wecan't accept the citizenship given in the name of religion and demanded theCentral government to scrap the Citizenship (Amendment) Act," said SamuelJawra.
He furtherstated that this act has violated the Constitution of India and secularcharacter and also violated the Assam Accord. The government has spread communalismthrough this act. "Assam has accepted the Hindu-Muslim people with liberalhumanism till 1971 but will not take the burden of any foreigners' after that,"said Jawra.
The AASU andNESO have also condemned the JNU violence saying that it is very unfortunate. Thegovernment and the home minister have wrapped up their responsibility only witha Tweet.
Speaking about the violence, AASU Adviser Samujjal Kumar Bhattacharya said that their support is with the JNU students.
AASU and NESO will stage protest against the JNU violence by hoisting the black flag on January 8 and 9 in all the educational institutions.
Bhattacharyawhile talking about the CAA said that if the act is harmful for the areas withInner Line Permit (ILP) and sixth schedule areas how it will be good for therest of the states of the Northeast. The home minister should answer this, saidBhattacharya.
He furtherstated that the Centre wants to negotiate by implementing the Clause VI of theAssam Accord to take the burden of foreigners' after 1971 but we want theClause VI for taking the burden of foreigners' till 1971 not to take the burdentill 2014.
