KMSS announces agitation against CAB

KMSS announces agitation against CAB

Afterthe Union Cabinet passed the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill on Wednesdaymorning, the Krishak Mukti SangramSamiti (KMSS) leader Akhil Gogoi announced to launch statewide agitationagainst the bill. He termed the CAB as a conspiracy to turn the Assamesecommunity into a linguistic minority.

Addressing the media in Guwahati,Gogoi said, "We cannot accept the anti-indigenous people CAB under any circumstance,"adding, "As many as 1.9 crore Hindu Bangladeshis will come to Assam within fewyears and threaten the existence of the Assamese language besides taking up thejobs, rendering the local people unemployed." He also said that the bill wouldmake the Assamese people politically weaker.

Gogoi further welcomed thestand of All Assam Students' Union (AASU) after the students' organisation'smeeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah last night. "We welcome AASU's standon CAB and their decision of opposing the CAB jointly."

Terming CAB as the surgical strike, the KMSS leader announced to launch a massive protest at Dispur Last-gate on Thursday at 11am. He also urged all sections of people to take part in the protest rally.

The leader also said thatthey would meet leaders of different political parties including JDU andCongress and urge them to oppose the bill in the Parliament. He also voiced tomove the Supreme Court, if parliament passes the bill.

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