Bangladeshis are not migrating to India because of economic reasons as they now go to Europe, Gulf or other developed regions, he said
BJP's Citizenship Bill pits Hindu Bangladeshis as Assam's saviour against migration, much like a pre-Partition era idea mooted by Rajendra Prasad by settling Bihari peasants in the state
The strength of the BJP-led coalition ministry, led by Sonowal, has been reduced to 15, of whom 12 are from the saffron party, including the chief minister, and three BPF ministers
Chaos reigned in all northeastern states over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan
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The Bill provides granting Indian citizenship to the Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan after six years of residence in India
Large sections of people in Assam and other northeastern states have been protesting against the bill
Various members from opposition parties have been asserting that citizenship is a constitutional provision and it cannot be based on religion, as India is a secular nation
The move came within hours of the presentation in Lok Sabha of a report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the bill that was first introduced in Parliament in 2016