The indigenous people of Assam can “never accept” the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which will be a critical issue in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, asserted Dibrugarh Parliamentary constituency's Opposition candidate Lurinjyoti Gogoi, also the president of Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP).
“The illegal influx of foreigners has been a long-standing cause for concern in Assam, and the BJP has now legalised it with this act, which is unacceptable to the people,” Mr. Gogoi told PTI in an interview, amid campaigning, in Assam’s Margherita.
"Assam has borne the burden of illegal foreigners till 1971, and now, another 43 years till 2014 has been added to it,” he said. "How can the people accept this? There was a long-drawn agitation in the State against illegal influx and with the CAA, the identity of the Assamese is at stake,” Mr. Gogoi claimed.
