Assam BJP president, Siddartha Bhattacharjee, said those who are living in Assam are Assamese. talking to media persons at Cachar district BJP committee office at Silchar yesterday, Mr Bhattacharjee said a person’s identity should not be dictated by his religion and language. He said, a person should be identified by the land or region to which he or she belongs.
On the current process to upgrade the National Registrar of Citizens, NRC in Assam, the BJP leader said there should not be different yardsticks in the process. Mr Bhattacharjee said, all sections of the population, irrespective of religious and linguistic identity, should be treated in the same manner.