CM ready to face Aasu on white paper

Accepting Aasu's challenge, chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday said he is ready for a face off with the students' body over the white paper on foreigners' issue. The chief minister added that he is ready to discuss the issue with any other organization.

On October 20, Gogoi released the white paper on influx which has always been the central poll plank of all political parties in every election. The white paper also happens to be the first-ever documentation of the problem by any state government. But it has drawn criticism from various sections of society.

Gogoi, who is in New Delhi now, said, "Aasu is talking about half truths in the white paper. I am asking them to show me these. The white paper contains facts and figures from government records and court orders." The chief minister even asked Aasu to publish its own separate white paper on the subject. "Aasu has every right to publish one and they can go to the people with it. If I have missed out on anything in the white paper, it should tell me specifically. I am open to discussion, not just with AASU alone, but others too."

Anna Hazare to attend KMSS convention in Guwahati

Noted Gandhian Anna Hazare and former Army General of the country V K Singh will attend the two-day convention being organised by the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) in association with the Guwahati Mahanagar Unnayan Samiti Samuhar Aikyamancha on November 7 and 8 in the city.

The convention being organised by the KMSS and the Aikyamancha to chalk out an action plan for a secular, nationalistic and progressive anti-alien stir, is also expected to be attended by India Against Corruption leader Arvind Gaur and peasant leader P V Rajagopal, the KMSS said in a press release here today.

The KMSS has made it clear that it is not against the six-year-long Assam agitation. But it is aware of its negative aspects and is maintaining caution to prevent recurrence of those mistakes. The Assam agitation was a famous popular movement in the post-independence era of the country.

Assam Accord was “faulty and weak” says KMSS

The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) today said the Assam Accord was a “faulty and weak” agreement, which can’t solve the problem of illegal infiltration, as Dispur claimed that the white paper on foreigners issue was a true picture of facts.

The samiti’s statement assumes importance as AASU is demanding deportation of illegal migrants on the basis of the Assam Accord.

KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi today said they are organising a Jatiya Abhibartan (national convention) on November 7 and a mass rally on November 8 in a bid to prepare a roadmap and finding a permanent solution to the foreigners issue.

“We will invite all the political and non-political parties to our programmes, which will be organised in association with the joint forum of Guwahati Mahanagar Unnayan Samitis,” Akhil said.