Tarun Gogoi demands PM Modi and Centre to clear stand over Nagalim issue
In a press conference held in Guwahati, the former Assam CM said that, the statement of NSCN (IM) General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah regarding Greater Nagalim has created a lot of confusion and exposes the government’s double-standard policy.
“We strongly demand that PM Modi should make it clear about the Framework Agreement and whether he accepted, what Muivah has stated,” Gogoi said.
“People of Assam will never accept any extension of boundary and we will oppose it tooth and nail if it harms state’s interest,” Gogoi said.
The former Assam CM criticising the both BJP-led Union and state government for their double-standard policy over the issue and questioned, if Muivah’s statement was wrong, then why the government would not clear their stand.
On the other hand, Tarun Gogoi also criticised the state government on the Namami Brahmaputra festival and said that, the government has organised the festival in the name of the mighty river Brahmaputra, but they used the festival name as Namami on the lines of Namami Gange.
The former Assam CM also said that, his stand will always being against the alliance between Congress and AIUDF.
“I was opposed alliance with AIUDF and will do it in future also,” Gogoi said.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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