New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday reiterated that the Congress party will oppose the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in the winter session of the Parliament.
Gandhi gave this assurance to a 15-member Congress delegation from Manipur at her 10 Janpath residence.
The delegation led by former Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh also briefed Gandhi about the present situation of the state over Naga peace accord issue.
"Manipur can't be a dumping accord of foreigners. We have briefed Sonia Gandhi about the present situation that is prevailing in Manipur," said Singh after the meeting.
"In the last session also the government had tried to pass the CAB, which was opposed by the opposition," said Singh.
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He further said that Manipur was a princely state when India got independence. "In 1949 only Manipur was merged with Union of India...if government pass the controversial CAB, we will be the worst sufferers," said the former Chief Minister of Manipur.
Referring to the Naga peace accord, Singh demanded that Government should come clear on contents of the accord.
He said that to appease one party (NSCN) government can't play with the territorial integrity of another.
Though, the government is yet to give a clear picture on the accord, organisations in Northeast especially in Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh have vouched that they will not support any move to play with the territorial integrity of their states.
It is to be noted that Northeast has been witnessing agitation for last few weeks over the Naga peace accord.
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