"When Modi government reached the land settlement with Bangladesh, it was made clear that the border between the two countries will be sealed. It implies that the illegal movement across the border which had continued somehow by now will be stopped. This will preserve the self-respect of a common Assamese.
"By identifying and driving out the infiltrators, common Assamese will get their rights properly. I can emphatically say that the people of Assam have given us this mandate by considering the following three issues - development, good governance and security," he told pro-RSS journal 'Organiser'.
This, he said, adds to the second point which is the security of the citizens of India. "Why should any citizen of our country feel insecure in their homeland only? We will awaken a feeling of security in every citizen," he said.
A cover article in the journal also said, "With gaining new grounds for nationalist forces on its soil, Assam is poised to have a constructive, developmental and futuristic Government against its dynastic, divisive and destructive past."
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