Sonowal during an interaction with citizens' meet also blamed the government for lack of adequate infrastructure and problem of linguistic minorities in the state's Barak Valley.
He also criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for allegedly taking decisions in an arbitrary manner as was evident on nuclear deals with the US, distribution of licenses for coal blocks and FDI in the retail sector.
The BJP leader also accused All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal of floating his party with the sole motive of protecting Bangladeshis and their stay in the state following the annulment of the IM(DT) Act of 1983.
During the exchange, Goria Moria Sadou Asom Desi Jatiya Parishad, an indigenous Muslims
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