GUWAHATI, Sept 24 - The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) today demanded a clarification from the outgoing advisors of the All Assam Students� Union (AASU), Sankar Prasad Roy and Tapan Gogoi, as to what is their stand on the historic Assam Accord, as they are reportedly going to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which, it said, has gone against the Accord to accommodate illegal migrants from Bangladesh that entered India in Assam till December 31, 2014. The AASU leaders are yet to deny the reports of their joining the BJP shortly.
The APCC has also sought clarification from former Assam Jatiyatabadi Yuba-Chattra Parishad (AJYCP) president Manoj Barua, who has recently joined the BJP, as to what is his stand on the stand of the Narendra Modi-led Central Government on the issues confronting Assam, like according entry and stay rights to the migrants from Bangladesh, who have entered Indian territory in Assam till December 31, 2014.
The APCC has demanded public apology from Sankar Prasad Roy, Tapan Gogoi and Manoj Barua for going against the interest of the State and betraying its people on the Assam Accord.
