Assam oppn urges President to repeal CAA, warns of stir if implemented in state
Opposition parties in Assam on Thursday sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu for repealing the CAA, asserting that they would undertake a «democratic mass movement» across the state if their demand is not met. The 16-party United Opposition Forum Assam (UOFA) submitted a memorandum to Murmu through Governor Gulab Chand Kataria.
«This act is not only unconstitutional, but it is also going to nullify the historic Assam Accord of 1985 by putting in danger the history, culture, social fabric, economy and the very identity of the Assamese people,» they said.
The UOFA urged her to intervene in the matter and direct the Centre to desist from its decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 in Assam, and repeal the «unconstitutional and anti-national» act.
«We further inform you, if the Government of India pays no heed to it, we the opposition political parties and the people of Assam will have no alternative except to go for democratic mass movement to compel the government to repeal it,» the memorandum said.
It also pointed out that there has been protests since the contentious law was introduced in Parliament in 2019, and the BJP-led government passed it on the basis of numbers by «ignoring» the sentiments of the people of Assam.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has recently declared that the CAA is going to be implemented in Assam before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, they said.
After submitting the memorandum, Assam Congress president Bhupem Kumar Borah said: «We will not accept the
