Ahead of the tabling of Citizen Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, Congress lawmaker Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday urged BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) to not side with it for "political compulsions"."I appeal to all North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) parties to stand with your people of northeast. Do not side with BJP for political compulsions," Gogoi told ANI after attending Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group Meeting on the contentious Bill.The Bill is scheduled to be tabled the Lower House on Monday. Congress has pulled up its socks to vehemently oppose the Bill as it allegedly discriminates against the people on the basis of their religion and is counterproductive to the interest of north-eastern states.The Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group chaired by Sonia Gandhi held a meeting here on Sunday to deliberate upon the strategy to oppose the Bill "tooth and nail" and also how to garner supported from other opposition parties over the issue.The meeting was attended by ...
