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He also sought to make a distinction between illegal immigrants from across the border and people who have fled a neighbouring country to escape persecution on account of their faith.

Illegal immigration is a big issue in the north-east (and especially in Assam), and the government’s decision to go ahead with the citizenship bill – it has two more days next week to pass it in Parliament – has provoked angry responses in the region where the party has made significant gains in recent years. The Asom Gana Parshid (AGP) recently snapped its ties with the BJP government in Assam over the citizenship bill. The opposition to the bill has united many