Border to be sealed: Sonowal
Sealing the Indo-Bangla border to check illegal infiltration will be top priority of the BJP government in Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal, who led the party to its maiden victory in the crucial North Eastern state and is all set to be the Chief Minister, said.
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New Delhi
Elated over BJP’s spectacular victory in Assam dethroning 15-year rule of Congress, Sonowal said protecting the interests of bona fide Indian citizens, whether they are Hindu or Muslims, would be the focus area of the BJP government. “First of all we will have to seal the Indo-Bangla border to stop infiltration. We have to prepare within a time frame the NRC (National Register of Citizens) with the names of bona fide Indian citizens,” Sonowal (54) said.
Influx of Bangladeshis through the porous Indo-Bangla border has been a major issue in Assam and BJP and its allies had promised during the campaign to check it. Sonowal said containing corruption will be another focus area. “We have to protect the interests of greater Assamese society, which include Assamese, Bihari Marwaris, Bengalis, Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs... We have to work together, live together and fight together,” he said.
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