AGP snaps ties with BJP over Citizenship Bill


New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS): The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Monday walked out of the alliance with the ruling BJP over the latter's decision to go ahead with the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016.

AGP President Atul Bora said this after an AGP delegation led by him met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi.

"We have made our best effort to convince the BJP leadership about the negative impact of the Bill and the stand of the people of Assam. However, the BJP has decided to go ahead with the Bill leaving us with no option but to quit the alliance," Bora told the media here.

  

Top Stories


Leave a Comment

Title: AGP snaps ties with BJP over Citizenship Bill



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.