Ruckus over Assam NRC issue: RS adjourned for the day, walkout from LS

According to reports,  the disruptions in both the Houses were led by the Trinamool Congres amid a continuing blamegame with fusillades flying thick over the deletion of more than four million names from the updated list of Indian nationals in Assam.

In course of the verbal war, BJP President Amit Shah launched a counter attack  against the Congress, saying that the  the very basis of the exercise and NRC (National Register of Citizen) is the Assam Accord signed by late Congress prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

"This was a move by your prime minister only," Amit Shah told the upper house  targetting the Opposition and Congress over the issue.

Amid noisy protests, Amit Shah said "you [Congress and opposition] did not have the courage to implement it [Assam Accord]. We have the courage to do it."

The Assam Accord (1985) was signed between  the Government of India led by Rajiv Gandhi and the leaders of the Assam Movement in New Delhi on 15 August 1985 after a six-year agitation demanding identification and deportation of illegal immigrants  by the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU).

"They are shouting over the figure of 40 lakh. I ask you who you want to save? The illegal Bangladeshis?" Amit Shah asked, adding that the NRC was being prepared under the supervision of the Supreme Court.

The Congress and Mamata Banerjee have accused the Government of using the pretext of Bangladeshi migrants to target Assam's Muslim population.

At a press conference  on Monday, Mamata Banerjee said it was the Government's  "game plan to evict humanity and human beings forcibly and an attempt to isolate them in order to play vote politics".

Trinamool's Sukhendu Roy said six months ago, Government data listed 2.4 lakh people "as doubtful voters". Reading out from the Supreme Court order on the subject, he added, "It is absolutely untrue when they say it is all happening under SC supervision. We must involve the human rights in this".

Trinamool’s Derek O’Brien had given a notice in the Rajya Sabha for suspension of work and discussion on the “inhuman” decision to keep over 40 Lakh people out of draft NRC in Assam.

But Rajya Sabha Chairman  Bhenkaiah Naidu said he didn’t receive any notice in this regard. He informed the House that he has requested home minister Rajnath Singh to be present so that he can make a statement.

Dissatisfied with his reply, Trinamool leaders walked into the Well of the House, forcing Naidu to adjourn the House. Congress and also SP supported Trinamool on the issue. The House was adjourned  at 12 noon and 2 pm.

When the House met again, protests continued and Naidu adjourned the proceedings till Tuesday.

Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha, Trinamool’s Sudip Bandhopadhyay said: “An amendment should be moved in the House.” Congress’ Mallikarjun Kharge, CPM’s Mohd Salim and RJD MP JP Yadav backed Bandyopadhyay’s statement.

Later most of the opposition members walked out of the House when the Speaker did not pay heed to their demand.