Congress leader Jairam Ramesh counters single language idea for country

Congress leer and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said if a country with people belonging to a plethora of cultures, langus, and religions is me to stick to a single langu, concept of India, as it exists, would be finished forever.

Reacting to Union Home Minister's statement that India needs to be united under one banner with Hindi langu, Ramesh, speaking at a Youth Conclave here on ''One Nation One Langu'', said Amit Shah backed out of premise as soon as resentment, particularly from South, became apparent.

Condemning BJP over its us of its "tri school (trident) of ED, CBI, and Income Tax to silence opposition", former Union minister said ruling party "has been using se tactics to instil fear in anyone who speaks out against m". To allegations of Congress capitulating in front of BJP's saffron might. Ramesh said Congress must discover art of popular protest in order to counter BJP's massive street presence and make its presence felt to counter populist sentiments evoked by BJP leers.

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In a session on ''CAB, NRC & ILP: what is future of rast'' at conclave organised by Guwahati-based digital platform InsideNE, Tripura Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma, defending Bill, contended that people are "seeing a ghost" with Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which is a "dangerous matter".

Verma said CAB does t negate Assam Accord, 1985, which sets 1971 as cut-off year for detection of illegal foreigners in state but BJP wants a CAB based on a much later year. Congress Lok Sabha MP from Assam, Pryut Bordoloi, opposing CAB, alleged that pass of Citizenship Bill will negate Assam Accord, which was signed at end of six-year-long anti-illegal foreigners Assam agitation. Bordoloi accused ruling BJP of wanting to create "two wars -- one between Hindus and Muslims, and one between all Hindus". "And thus, y want us to dilute identity in Assam," MP said.

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His party colleague and Arunachal Presh MLA Nining Ering opposing government's move to implement exercise across nation asserted that people of his state will never allow pass of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill as y view it as a move to cut off ''Chicken''s Neck'' corridor, connecting NE, region from rest of India. On over 40 lakh people excluded in final NRC published on August 31 last in Assam, he said, "se people have been deprived because y did t feel need to prove ir citizenship as y belong to indigeus communities such as Ahoms". On ''Insurgency: Issues, Causes & Reasons'', three-time former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi asserted that Ecomic Development was key to curbing insurgency in state during his long tenure.

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"Development must come first and peace will follow", he said, and ded infrastructure, particularly ro and bridges, and more jobs will take people's attention. Insurgency will automatically be checked, Gogoi said. Claiming his government was successful in bringing militants into mainstream, and t "finishing" m, Gogoi said only way to end insurgency in state and rast region is through negotiations.

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