Assam’s Sonowal hits back at Didi
New Delhi: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal said that his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee’s ‘ inflammatory’ comment on NRC does not behove of a senior politician and asserted that his government was committed to complete the exercise as per the Supreme Court order
On Sunday, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee’s “inflammatory” comment on NRC does not behove of a senior politician and asserted that his government was committed to complete the exercise as per the Supreme Court order.
Meanwhile, Congress has demanded the resignation of the Assam chief minister, adding that he had no right to be the CM of a state that his party “so shamelessly cheated” in the Supreme Court on the issue of NRC ( national register of citizens).
Congress alleged that the Narendra Modi government had itself tried to stall the NRC process by appealing to the Supreme Court that such a move could lead to law and order issues.
Congress spokesman Pawan Khera said, “The Shah of lies and the Shahenshah of jumlas tried their best to stall NRC. I will tell you how they hatched a conspiracy to stop, delay, and disrupt the NRC process.”
Accusing BJP president Amit Shah of speaking lies in the Parliament about the government’s show of courage to implement NRC, Mr Khera said the date, November 30, 2017, when the SC came down heavily on the Union government, will be remembered in history.
“On November 30, 2017, the Supreme Court of India came down heavily on the Modi government for its excuses to delay the NRC in Assam. The attorney general of India made the excuse of fear of violence,” he said.
Mr Khera also said it was shocking that the Union government’s highest legal officer made this submission at the apex court.
“We demand that the Modi government apologise to the people of Assam,” he added.