After theUnion Cabinet cleared Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) on Wednesday, politicalleaders from Assam criticized the government saying that they won't accept thebill at any condition.
Here are thereactions of the Opposition Leaders:
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta: We have been opposing CAB for long and will oppose it until the government scraps the bill which will destroy the socio-cultural heritage of the people of the state.
Reacting on Atul Bora's comment on supporting CAB, Mahanta said, "Supporting CAB is Atul Bora's personal decision, not the party's decision." He said that when Atul Bora and Keshab Mahanta were not in any position, they always come to my house in the evening seeking position. I then gave them the responsibility of the President and Working President and they should think about it.
After theyreturned from the meeting, they should have discussed it with the party butthey didn't, said Mahanta.
The step ofAASU and AJYCP is appreciable as their stand on CAB is still the same.
Tarun Gogoi: The meeting with Amit Shah is a sheer drama. The home minister held a meeting with AASU, AJYCP till late night on Tuesday and today the union cabinet passed the bill. Is this not a drama, asked Gogoi. They are determined to bring CAB in the state. The people of Assam have made a blunder by believing in BJP.
Speaking aboutchief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Gogoi said that he is very weak as a chief minister.I don't think him as a CM.
Reacting on AGP, Gogoi said that the division of the party is obvious. The people who participated in the Assam movement can't accept CAB. There will be a new party under the leadership of Prafulla Kumar Mahanta and that will be the genuine regional party.
I urged thatthere should be a mass vote against CAB, said Gogoi.
Samujjal Bhattacharyya: We won't accept CAB in anycircumstances and we made it clear in the meeting itself with the home ministeron Tuesday night. The Centre can't betray the people of Assam by saying thatthey will implement Clause VI to safeguard the indigenous people of the state.
AkhilGogoi: CAB is notfor Assam, not for Northeast and we will not accept CAB. They betrayed thepeople of Assam by organizing the meeting with different political andnon-political organizations. I urge the people of the state and all theorganizations to come forward and join in the mass agitation against CAB to beheld on December 5.
