In an already polarised General Election, the violence could not have come at a worse time. The Congress government in the state has time and again failed to arrest the tide of ethnic unrest simmering in the region, choosing instead to turn it into a high-stakes game for political points. It is perhaps telling of the misgovernance that even during the recent violence, the Congress has flagged the issue as one of communal violence fanned by BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s rallies in the region. Modi had spoken about the illegal immigrants issue in Guwahati. The saffron party has also hit back at the Congress, blaming it for using illegal immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh as a vote bank.
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 16:30:01 +0000
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