'Will be settled in EVMs': Himanta rules out CAA talks with

Powerful Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday ruled out any talks with the AASU on the new citizenship law, saying that since the organisation has decided to launch a political party, the matter will be settled in the electoral arena.

The All Assam Students Union (AASU), which has been spearheading the protests against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), has hinted at launching a political party.

"What is there to discuss after they said they will launch a political party. It will be settled in the political arena only...in the EVM only. How will it be elsewhere," said Sarma, the state finance and health minister.

"When the agitation was an agitation, we had said about talks and that the doors are open for discussions. Now they are saying that they will be launching a political party and uproot the BJP. The narration has changed in the last one month. Now, we cannot put forward the ball and say hit a goal," he added.

Sarma, the influential BJP ...