Illegal immigrants: Assam speaker takes PM’s name in House
27 Aug 2014 6:02 AM IST
Assam Assembly Speaker Pranab Kumar Gogoi on Tuesday asked AIUDF MLAs what action would they take against prime minister Narendra Modi for saying during the Lok Sabha campaign that lakhs of illegal immigrants were there in the state.
Gogoi said this when a noisy scene was created after AIUDF MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed objected to BPF MLA Pramila Rani Brahma’s statement about existence of illegal immigrants in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts during the Question Hour.
Brahma objected to frequent transfer of Circle Officers in BTAD saying the area was very sensitive and ‘many incidents have taken place due to encroachment by illegal immigrants’.
Reacting to this, Ahmed said, ‘BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary recently said there is no illegal immigrant in BTAD. If you (Brahma) have any knowledge, say it with proof.’
Other AIUDF MLAs also supported him and rose to their feet demanding that the Speaker expunge the phrase ‘illegal immigrants’ from the record of proceedings. The Speaker, however, rejected the demand saying, ‘There is no problem in using that word.’
Other opposition parties AGP, BJP and BPF also backed Brahma saying there are illegal immigrants in Assam. Some ruling Congress MLAs also supported them. Ahmed said on the pretext of illegal immigrants issue, ‘one particular community has been tortured always’.
Gogoi said this when a noisy scene was created after AIUDF MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed objected to BPF MLA Pramila Rani Brahma’s statement about existence of illegal immigrants in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts during the Question Hour.
Brahma objected to frequent transfer of Circle Officers in BTAD saying the area was very sensitive and ‘many incidents have taken place due to encroachment by illegal immigrants’.
Reacting to this, Ahmed said, ‘BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary recently said there is no illegal immigrant in BTAD. If you (Brahma) have any knowledge, say it with proof.’
Other AIUDF MLAs also supported him and rose to their feet demanding that the Speaker expunge the phrase ‘illegal immigrants’ from the record of proceedings. The Speaker, however, rejected the demand saying, ‘There is no problem in using that word.’
Other opposition parties AGP, BJP and BPF also backed Brahma saying there are illegal immigrants in Assam. Some ruling Congress MLAs also supported them. Ahmed said on the pretext of illegal immigrants issue, ‘one particular community has been tortured always’.
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