BJP to raise Assam issues in Parliament

BJP to raise Assam issues in Parliament

From our Correspondent

NEW DELHI, July 28: The BJP and other constituent parties of the NDA will raise the issue of multi-crore-rupee NC Hills scam and suspension of work of the pilot project on NRC update in Parliament. On Monday last, the party’s Guwahati MP Bijoya Chakraborty, Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj and former party president LK Advani held a detailed discussion on the modalities to be followed while raising the burning issues of Assam in the Lok Sabha.

Former Union minister Chakraborty said during the meeting that the rampant corruption presided over by the Congress-led government in Assam and the suspension of the NRC update work should be strongly raised in the Lok Sabha during its monsoon session. “However, we will put pressure on the government on the rise in the prices of essential commodities and the hostile attitude of Pakistan first,” she said, and added: “We want a separate discussion on the issue of corruption in Assam.”

BJP’s chief whip Ramesh Vyas said: “We have decided two dates for raising the burning issues of Assam in Parliament. Such an arrangement has also been taken to raise the issues of Assam in the Rajya Sabha.”

According to party sources, the four BJP MPs from Assam will raise the issues of the State separately in the Lok Sabha. Sushma Swaraj, LK Advani and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda will take part in the discussion on Assam issues.

Meanwhile, AGP MPs Birendra Prasad Baishya and Kumar Dipak Das are also ready to raise the issues of Assam in Parliament. THE SENTINEL