AASU asks parties to clarify stand on CAA in poll-bound Assam

Guwahati, March 16 : As the hectic campaigning for the three-phase assembly elections in Assam gains momentum, the All Assam Students Union (AASU), an influential student body, has asked the political parties to clear their stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
The AASU would organise bike rallies on March 20 across Assam to press for its demand to repeal the CAA and create awareness among the people against the forces that support the contentious law.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address an election rally in Chabua in Dibrugarh district on March 20. It will be the first campaign rally of the Prime Minister in Assam after the declaration of Assembly elections in five states/UT on February 26.
AASU President Dipanka Kumar Nath said: “Disregarding the Assam Accord, the ruling BJP has prepared a plan to destroy Assam by dumping the illegal immigrants in the state.” He said the AASU, along with the indigenous people of Assam, would oppose the “harmful blueprint” of the Bharatiya Janata Party at any cost.
“Five people had lost their lives while agitating against CAA in 2019 and last year, but the people are determined to continue their protests to repeal the act,” Nath said.