GUWAHATI, Jan 2 - The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP) will move the Supreme Court with the demand of introducing Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Assam for protecting the indigenous communities from �external infiltration and internal aggression�.
ILP has been a demand of the youth body since its inception in 1978 and for the past four decades, it has been raising the issue of introducing this special provision under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, on the lines of other states of the Northeast.
Addressing the media here today, AJYCP general secretary Palash Changmai stated that the formalities on the part of the youth body have been completed and the legal procedure would be started when the apex court opens on January 5.
�Had the government been politically farsighted and resolute to protect the indigenous communities, decisions like ILP or land protection would have been taken at state level, instead of following the Centre�s diktat,� he said.
�On the other hand, when ILP was granted to Manipur on December 11, the possibility of extending this provision to Assam totally ended through the Adaptation of Laws (Amendment) Order, 2019. Our legal battle will challenge this step of the Union government,� he added.
Criticising the government for applying force to suppress the democratic movement against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the youth body flayed police high-handedness on the protesters showing black flags to the Chief Minister or other BJP leaders. �Two of our activists have been detained under the National Security Act and the BJP leaders still repeat that they respect democratic opposition to the CAA,� AJYCP president RP Barua said.
Reacting to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal�s comments on the New Year�s Day, the youth leaders said the people of Assam were befooled by emotional speeches and false promises of BJP leaders in 2014.
�If Sonowal is on the people�s side, he should take a stand against the CAA, without fearing for his post or position,� they said.
The next series of protests by AJYCP activists will start from January 4 with torch rallies across the State. On January 8, all district committees of the AJYCP will organise protest rallies, while on January 11, black day will be observed for �snatching the right to introduce ILP in Assam�.
On January 12, tribute would be paid to the martyrs of anti-CAA stir through all-faith prayers. On December 13, on the day of the special session of the State Assembly, a mass sit-in demonstration will be staged at Dispur Last Gate.
