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The politics over Assam violence
May 04, 2014
The Telegraph reports: The flare-up in Assam that has claimed at least 30 lives so far has
been linked to the Lok Sabha polls following national and local
allegations that lay the blame at diametrically different doors.
Outside Assam, Narendra Modis speeches in
the state blaming Bangladeshi infiltration have been held responsible
for creating an atmosphere that fomented trouble.
Within Assam, the
ally of the Congress-led government is under fire for an alleged ethnic
cleansing campaign aimed at re-engineering the voting population.
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar
Abdullah told an election rally that the BJPs prime ministerial
candidate made a speech in Assam three days ago and tried to incite
people. This truth cannot be denied.
The BJP responded by saying that in Assam what is happening is because of the vote-bank politics of the Congress.
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