Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Changsari, Assam today where he targeted the Opposition over its failings to implement the Assam accord and spoke in defense of the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
The NDA government was committed towards the implementation of the Assam accord, Modi said. As per the provisions of the accord, a Bill has been brought to provide Scheduled Tribe status to 6 Assamese communities, he stated.
मेरी सरकार असम और असमिया हितों के लिए पूरी तरह समर्पित है।
असम अकॉर्ड के अनुरूप ही हमारी सरकार 6 समुदायों, आहुम, मौटक, मौढ़न, शुटिया, कुश राजवंशी और शाह जनगोष्टी को जनजाति का दर्जा देने पर भी काम कर रही है।
इसके लिए राज्यसभा में बिल लाने का काम भी हमारी ही सरकार ने किया है:PM
— narendramodi_in (@narendramodi_in) February 9, 2019
Taking a dig at the proposed Mahagathbandhan by the opposition parties, PM Modi asserted that the only thing that the ‘MahaMilavat’ coalition is concerned about is abusing him and that the corrupt are panic-stricken after the Chowkidar’s actions.
PM in Assam: Desh dekh raha hai ki chowkidar ki chowksi se kaise bhrashtachari bokhlaye huye hain aur roz nai gali Modi ko dete rehte hai.Vaha to ek hi maapdand hai, kaun Modi ko zyada gali de sakta hai, isi ka competition chal raha hai. Ye logo ki ek hi pehchan hai ‘mahamilavat’ pic.twitter.com/OdUcvAnT9Y
— ANI (@ANI) February 9, 2019
Narendra Modi also said that his government has always attempted to rid the state and the country of illegal immigrants and is working towards sealing the entire Indo-Bangladesh border. He also said Congress governments were unwilling to implement the NRC which the NDA government has done.
PM in Assam: To rid Assam&country of infiltrators we’ve always strengthened voice of ppl. That is why we did chitmahal agreement & are working towards completely sealing India-Bangladesh border. We implemented NRC under supervision of SC that earlier govts were hesitating to do. pic.twitter.com/6TpoqkBntk
— ANI (@ANI) February 9, 2019
The Prime Minister also asserted that it was India’s duty to provide shelter to people who have suffered immense oppression in the neighbouring countries due to their non-Islamic faith. He argued that the Citizenship Amendment Bill was directed towards serving this purpose.
हमसे अलग हुए देशों में जो अल्पसंख्यक यानि हिंदू, सिख, जैन, बौद्ध पारसी और ईसाई, वहां रह गए थे उनको संरक्षण देना हमारा दायित्व है: PM @narendramodi
— narendramodi_in (@narendramodi_in) February 9, 2019
“Citizenship Bill issue is not related only to Northeast or Assam — it is for people who want to live by their faith and for that have to save their lives and escape and come to Maa Bharti. What they had to undergo you can understand when you meet them,” he said.
With elections approaching fast, Narendra Modi has escalated his attacks on the Opposition immensely. Yesterday, in a rally at West Bengal, he had targeted Mamata Banerjee for tarnishing the reputation of Bengal and labeled her government as the second coming of the Communist regime. And in his address in the Lok Sabha recently, he had directly accused the Congress party of undermining the defense preparedness of our Armed Forces due to vested interests.
