By Bhupen Goswami

Guwahati : In Guwahati today, eight Chief Ministers of the Northeastern states attended the North-East Democratic Alliance NEDA meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, as the chief guest of the NEDA meeting, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that going to be made A new strong law against drugs mafia and arms mafia for the country.Union Home Minister Shah said that 70 years corruption is the foundation of Congress, that’s why Northeast people threw Congress, which was BJP’s dream Congress-free North East Eight states to be more successful. Is going . There is no Congress government in any states in the North East. He said that the Congress has a good relation with the drugs and arms mafia.The Chief Minister of Meghalaya Tripura Arunachal Mizoram Nagaland Manipur Sikkim including Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal attended the meeting. Eight Chief Ministers of North Eastern States joined, as the Chief Guest of the meeting, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said There is no Congress government in any states in the North East. They said the Congress has a good relation with the drugs and arms mafia

. Controversial citizenship (amendment) during the fourth conference of Northeast Democratic Alliance (NEDA) organized by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The bill sought to allay people’s fears.Addressing apprehensions about Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma’s controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Shah said, “The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill will not violate Article 371 which is applicable in the Northeast. In fact, Article 370 (which Repealed) and there is no connection between 371, apart from the fact that they are closely in the constitution. No one can touch the article ”, Shah said.Shah also said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill would not affect any rights of indigenous people nor would it affect the Inner Line Permit (ILP).

“The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which we have set on 31 December 2014 as the cutoff date, and no one who comes after that date will be given citizenship”, he said.Shah accused the Congress Party of inciting rebel groups, adding to the problem of extremism. “Congress stalled the progress of the Northeast”, Shah said. He said that every state in the Northeast is an integral part of India. He said, “Narendra Modi says that NE means ‘the new engine of India’s development’ and he describes the region as an integral part of India’s development”.He also said that northeast is the lung of India, as 26% of the country is found in forest area, and thus, the region is providing oxygen to the country, he said. Northeast is culturally important in terms of border security, but we will soon develop it as a trade and commerce center within 10 years. Shah said that the development would happen to such an extent that Delhiites would soon come in search of better employment opportunities in the Northeast. “Soon, the Delhites will come here seeking jobs. “We have freed the Northeast from Congress, and all eight states are now under the Northeast Democratic Alliance (NEDA),” he said, taking a sarcasm at the rival Congress party. Shah also alleged that the Congress had hampered development. Area during his tenure. Shah also assured that all “spies” of Bangladesh would be expelled from the country. It may be mentioned that the last NRC draft published on 31 August left more than nineteen lakh people.