PRC stir won't hurt poll prospects: BJP

  • | Thursday | 14th March, 2019

Whatever occurred last month was the handiwork of vested interests. "PRC is a cooked-up issue. ITANAGAR: The ruling BJP in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday exuded confidence that the controversy surrounding the issue of permanent resident certificate (PRC) will not have any impact on the party's poll prospects.Talking to reporters, BJP state unit president Tapir Gao said some vested interests had fomented trouble in the state over a 'non-issue'. It will have no impact on the masses," Gao emphatically said.Protests broke out in Itanagar in February after a state government-appointed committee recommended granting PRCs to six non-Arunachalee communities. Three people were killed in the clashes, prompting the BJP-led government to issue a statement that the PRC issue would 'never' be taken up again.Gao also said the state election committee would shortly hold a meeting here, following which the party would announce the names of candidates for both Lok Sabha and assembly polls.

ITANAGAR: The ruling BJP in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday exuded confidence that the controversy surrounding the issue of permanent resident certificate (PRC) will not have any impact on the party's poll prospects.Talking to reporters, BJP state unit president Tapir Gao said some vested interests had fomented trouble in the state over a 'non-issue'. "PRC is a cooked-up issue. Whatever occurred last month was the handiwork of vested interests. It will have no impact on the masses," Gao emphatically said.Protests broke out in Itanagar in February after a state government-appointed committee recommended granting PRCs to six non-Arunachalee communities. Three people were killed in the clashes, prompting the BJP-led government to issue a statement that the PRC issue would 'never' be taken up again.Gao also said the state election committee would shortly hold a meeting here, following which the party would announce the names of candidates for both Lok Sabha and assembly polls.

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