AssamMinister of Agriculture and Veterinary, Atul Bora on Tuesday said they want tomove with the fact adding that a section of people opposes CitizenshipAmendment Bill (CAB).
Addressinga press conference here today, Minister Bora said, "The foreigners can beidentified but their expulsion is not possible. They will not be accepted byBangladesh as well which is a fact."
Hefurther said, "We have taken the burden of 30 lakhs foreigners from 1951-1971and compared to that the burden to be taken now is less than the previous one. Asection of people have protested against CAB, not the entire state. We areopposing CAB from the very beginning but we need to accept the fact."
Boraalso reiterated that we walked out of the government by opposing CAB and wethought that the people were with us but the people didn't cast vote for us andtherefore, we stand with the people this time.
He also said that they have learned so much in the 35 years by protesting and that they want security for the indigenous people of the state. The Centre has also decided to implement Clause VI of the Assam Accord to safeguard the people of the state.
Attacking,former chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Bora said that he can't evenidentify foreigners when he was the Chief Minister for two years. Mahanta can'teven sent one foreigner during his tenure as a chief minister, said Bora.
The AGP minister said that the present government has come forward to take some step against the foreigners and therefore, we need to support them rather than to oppose it.
