Controversy erupts in Assam over instruction to police to not forward CAA cases to Foreigners Tribunals
Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) criticized Assam government’s instruction to police regarding the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 in the state where the police are advised not to forward cases of eligible individuals, who entered India before 2014, the cut-off date under CAA, directly to the Foreigners Tribunals, All Assam Students Union (AASU) staged protest in different areas protesting the notification.
AASU burnt the copies of the notification in different districts on Tuesday.
On July 5, the Home and Political Department of the Assam government wrote to the Special Director General of Police (Border) of the Assam police, stating that people eligible to apply for citizenship under the provisions of the CAA is not referred to Foreigners Tribunals and that a special registry of such people be maintained.
AJP President Lurinjyoti Gogoi and General Secretary Jagdish Bhuyan released a statement condemning the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government for what they see as a threat to the existence and identity of the Assamese people.
Gogoi and Bhuyan accused the BJP government of consistently undermining the Assamese and other indigenous cultures, languages, and ethnic dignity. They argued that the decision disregards the strong sentiment against illegal immigration held by the Assamese populace.
The AJP leaders stressed that the BJP's introduction of the CAA was solely for the benefit of an illegal Bangladeshi vote bank, branding it a «black law» for Assam.
The statement also highlighted that the
