Join politics, Chaliha asks AASU leader

He fought to protect the interest of Assam's indigenous people.""It is, therefore, necessary for people like Bhattacharjya to join politics and unite the regional forces in the best interests of Assam. Agitation without political muscle will not help. Bhattacharjya is in a position to make a difference," he added.However, AASU president Dipanka Nath said there was absolutely no chance of Bhattacharjya joining politics.Praising the AGP's stand over the bill, Chaliha said, "The AGP is relevant as a regional party. If they work for the people of Assam, they will accept them once again. It does not have to go for coalition if it works hard."Chaliha also said the BJP did not get the mandate for its Hindutva ideology in the 2016 Assembly polls."The mandate was for an anti-Congress platform which had the BJP, AGP, Tiwa, Rabha and the Bodoland People's Front, to solve the influx issue, among others. They want to bring more Bangladeshis by amending the bill. I request the BJP and our chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal to seek a fresh mandate if it has to push its Hindutva agenda," he said. Dailyhunthttps://jprsworld.hpage.com/