Overview
- A six-member Assam Jatiya Parishad team led by Lurinjyoti Gogoi met Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House and submitted a memorandum outlining demands on the Assam Accord.
- The delegation urged execution of Clause 6 to secure constitutional safeguards for indigenous communities and condemned the Citizenship Amendment Act as a threat to Assam’s social fabric.
- Rahul Gandhi expressed concern that hundreds of thousands could be disenfranchised overnight and sought detailed briefings on unchecked immigration’s impact on indigenous populations.
- AJP leaders called for an immediate update of the National Register of Citizens and criticized government eviction drives as politically motivated distractions from core constitutional issues.
- Participants hailed the encounter as an initial step toward forging a united opposition front in Assam, though no formal alliance or seat-sharing pact has been announced.