Assam govt. should apologise: AASU

TheAll Assam Students' Union (AASU) on Thursday said that the government mustconvene a special session of the State Legislative Assembly and apologise tothe people of Assam for misinterpreting the Assam Accord in the House recently.The remarks from AASU advisor Samujjal Kumar Bhattacharya came after AssamMinister Himanta Biswa Sarma made remarks on the Assam Accord in the AssamLegislative Assembly on Monday.

"TheClause 5 of Assam Accord says that the foreigners who came to Assam after1.1.1966 (inclusive) and up to March 24, 1971 shall be detected in accordancewith the Foreigners Act 1946 and the Foreigners (Tribunal) order 1964," Bhattasaid, adding, "Again, the foreigners who came to Assam on or after March 25,1971 shall continue to be detected, deleted and expelled in accordance withlaw."

AASU further called upon PM Narendra Modi to declare a time-bound action plan for implementation of all the clauses of the Assam Accord instead of trying to create confusion among the people on the CAA.