We will seal all borders to stop influx if we come to power: BJP
19 Oct 2012 2:07 AM GMT
BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Thursday criticised the Assam government for the unabated influx from across the border and said that the party will secure the international border of the country if it comes to power.
The BJP chief was in Guwahati to flag off the Shahid Shradhanjali Yatra being undertaken by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha from Guwahati to Tawang to commemorate the 50th anniversary of India-China war.
A total of 90 youths from 19 states of the country have joined in the Yatra, which will end at Tawang on 21 October. During the yatra, the BJYM activists will pass through Tezpur, Bomdi La, Dirang and reach Tawang in Arunachal and hold public meetings at those places.
Gadkari accused the Congress-led governments at the centre and in Assam of opening up its borders for the infiltrators for ‘vote bank politics’ and said that no steps have been taken to secure the country’s porous borders.
‘If we come to power, our top priority will be to seal the country’s international borders to stop unabated influx,’ he said, drawing reference to Israel, which has sealed its borders.
‘If Israel, which is surrounded by hostile neighbours, can seal its borders, why not India?’ he said.
‘To visit any country, one needs a visa and needs to submit a number of documents. But here our country has totally opened up its borders, invited the illegal immigrants to enter our country, buy land, buy property,’ Gadkari said and alleged that all the Cong leaders in Assam - from the late Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed to Tarun Gogoi - have encouraged illegal immigrants.
According to Gadkari, the recent clashes in Assam were not the result of any communal discord, but a struggle between Indians and foreigners.
The BJP chief was in Guwahati to flag off the Shahid Shradhanjali Yatra being undertaken by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha from Guwahati to Tawang to commemorate the 50th anniversary of India-China war.
A total of 90 youths from 19 states of the country have joined in the Yatra, which will end at Tawang on 21 October. During the yatra, the BJYM activists will pass through Tezpur, Bomdi La, Dirang and reach Tawang in Arunachal and hold public meetings at those places.
Gadkari accused the Congress-led governments at the centre and in Assam of opening up its borders for the infiltrators for ‘vote bank politics’ and said that no steps have been taken to secure the country’s porous borders.
‘If we come to power, our top priority will be to seal the country’s international borders to stop unabated influx,’ he said, drawing reference to Israel, which has sealed its borders.
‘If Israel, which is surrounded by hostile neighbours, can seal its borders, why not India?’ he said.
‘To visit any country, one needs a visa and needs to submit a number of documents. But here our country has totally opened up its borders, invited the illegal immigrants to enter our country, buy land, buy property,’ Gadkari said and alleged that all the Cong leaders in Assam - from the late Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed to Tarun Gogoi - have encouraged illegal immigrants.
According to Gadkari, the recent clashes in Assam were not the result of any communal discord, but a struggle between Indians and foreigners.
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