GUWAHATI: With regard to growing protests over the Citizenship Bill in Assam and other states in the northeast, Home Minister, Rajnath Singh will soon meet all Chief Ministers from the region to discuss measures to protect the region’s cultural and linguistic identity.
This meeting is considered to be of utmost importance as various issues are hoped to be addressed which have been raised by different protesting groups in the region. The Centre has already appointed a committee to assess the implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, which deals with the constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguistic identity and heritage of the Assamese people.
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According to a statement released by the home ministry authorities, the meeting will also discuss safeguards that need to be provided for protecting the interests of the northeastern states and protecting their cultural and linguistic identity.
Earlier during this week, a delegation from Assam led by Chief Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal met the home minister in New Delhi.
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It should be noted that the Citizenship Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on January 8 and stalled by Rajya Sabha on January 9 following strong opposition from Congress and other parties.
