BJP chief vows to end influx

KALIABOR/TEOK: BJP chief Amit Shah Thursday accused the previous Congress government in Assam of settling illegal immigrants in the state, as he applauded the Narendra Modi government for securing the country’s frontiers and avenging Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan-backed terror groups.
Addressing two election rallies in the Northeastern state, Shah asserted, let alone infiltrators “not even a bird” will be allowed to enter Assam illegally if the BJP secures a second term at the Centre.
He said only Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP can ensure security of the country and not the Congress or its president Rahul Gandhi.
Shah alleged the Congress government under Tarun Gogoi settled illegal immigrants inside the Kaziranga National Park and 16th century Vaishnavite monasteries in Assam. “It was (Assam CM) Sarbananda Sonowal and Himanta Biswa Sarma’s BJP government, which dared to evict all the immigrants out of Kaziranga. Rhinos were being killed.
Now the BJP government here has sent the poachers to jail. No one dared to do that earlier,” he asserted and claimed 200 acres of land occupied by “infiltrators” were recovered.
“Make Narendra Modi the prime minister again and I assure you that we will detect and deport every single illegal immigrant out of Assam. Let alone infiltrators, not even a bird will be allowed to enter Assam illegally,” he asserted.
Shah said though it was under “Rahul baba’s father” (Rajiv Gandhi) as the prime minister that the Assam Accord was signed in 1985, the Congress governments did little for its implementation.
He said when the Modi government came to power it set up a committee to save the culture, language and heritage of the indigenous people. (PTI)