Hindu refugees from Bangadesh to get Indian citizenship, says Amit Shah

Guwahati: Hindu refugees from Bangladesh will be given Indian citizenship if BJP comes to power in Assam in next year’s Assembly poll, party president Amit Shah said on Sunday, launching an oust-Congress campaign.

“Some Hindus have come from Bangladesh due to religious disturbances. BJP will give all of them citizenship, once we come to power in Assam next year,” Mr Shah said at a rally. “But the people of Assam need not worry. The entire country will stand by them in resolving this issue. This was not the problem of Assam alone,” said Mr Shah. Not only in Assam, but the party will work towards giving Indian citizenship to all Bangladeshi Hindu immigrants across the country, he added.

He said, “Bangladeshi infiltrators have grabbed everything, but the Congress government can’t dare to touch them. The BJP which can free Assam from the clutches of the Bangladeshsis.”

Like Kashmir, the Sangh Parivar’s plan for the Northeast focuses on development. While the RSS and its leaders are busy expanding their base in the region, the BJP is spreading the message of “Apna desh apni maati, Kashmir ho ya Guwahati”.