The 16-party United Opposition Forum in Assam declared on Wednesday its intention to stage a sit-in protest at Kaliabor on March 9 if Prime Minister Narendra Modi fails to grant them an audience to “explain” their stance on the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
The ultimatum to organise the protest emerged a day after the forum sought an audience with Modi at the “earliest” to address the “volatile situation” anticipated in the state with regard to the CAA.
Assam PCC president Bhupen Kumar Borah conveyed the protest announcement through a post on X on Wednesday evening, stating, “We, the 16-Party United Opposition Forum - Assam, have requested a meeting with the Hon’ble Prime Minister ... at Kaziranga, during his Assam visit, to explain our opposition to CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act). Our stand is clear: we won’t accept CAA.”
The post added: “If the @PMOIndia doesn’t grant us an appointment, the United Opposition Forum would sit in protest at Kaliabor on the 9th of March, from
10 AM onwards.”
In Tuesday’s letter addressed to Modi, the Opposition underscored that various political parties and stakeholders had been “opposing” the CAA 2019 “since its introduction in Parliament”.