There is No Room for 'Intruder'-PM Modi

Amid intense resistance over the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there is no room for the 'intruder'in the Asaam as well as in the country. He accused those who "destroyed the country", "betrayed Assam" and who wasn't honest about implementing the Assam Accord of spreading misinformation about the Bill.

"Those who sit in AC rooms in Delhi, who fight us in the parliament are spreading misinformation. But the BJP is committed to protecting the culture and resources of Assam and the northeast. The Clause 6, which is the soul of Assam Accord, has remained unimplemented for the last 35 years and our government will implement it in letter and spirit," PM Modi said during a rally in Assam today.

Defending the Bill, PM Modi said "it is not any state or region-specific, it is for the entire country" and added that "we must understand the pain of people forced to flee their homes and leave behind all they own".

The bill has been passed in the Lok Sabha and is expected to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha soon.

"Be it from Pakistan, Afghanistan or Bangladesh... they were all part of India once, but after Partition, they became minorities in their own countries. Be it Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, Christians, and Hindus, who had earlier decided to remain in their homes but faced persecution, realized that it is only in India where they can live freely. So they ran away and came to India seeking refuge. For decades, they have lived and worked here and contributed to the country. They must now get recognition as Indian citizens," PM Modi tried to reason.

However, opposition parties, as well as the civil society, have objected to the Bill saying it would allow citizenship to illegal Hindu migrants from Bangladesh.