CAA won't impact indigenous people; NDA will win at least 12 seats in Assam: Sarbananda Sonowal
The Hindu
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on March 20 said the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will win at least 12 of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the State in the upcoming general elections. He said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) will not impact the indigenous people of Assam.
Asserting that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) will not impact the indigenous people of Assam, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on March 20 said the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will win at least 12 of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the State in the upcoming general elections.
In an interview to PTI, the Union Ports, Shipping, Waterways and Ayush Minister claimed that all sections of society, irrespective of caste, creed and religion, are happy with the NDA government as it has protected their interests over the last 10 years.
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"CAA is a national law. Whatever the situation the Opposition is creating with baseless provocative statements, this is not going to affect the concern of common and very knowledgeable citizens of Assam," he said.
“The common people know that the law is not going to affect their interest and after the publication of the rules, they have come to the reality of the pros and cons of the act,” said Mr. Sonowal, who is the BJP candidate in the Dibrugarh seat.
"We are saying that don't try to make any such statement to provoke the people with the most unreasonable figures. On earlier occasions, some leaders had made statements that millions of foreigners would come and destroy the identity of the people of Assam. No, it never happened and will never happen in the future also," he added.
Mr. Sonowal, the former CM of Assam, said that he believes the Central law on citizenship is not going to affect the interest of the indigenous people here.
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