Patna, Nov 22: With the death toll rising in anti-Bihari violence in Assam, RJD supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav today accused the Centre of "callousness" in addressing the problem. "Despite Assam government's repeated request for adequate para-military forces, the NDA government was reluctant to make them available to the strife-torn state," Yadav regretted.
"The Centre is bound by the constitution to fully support the state faced with an emergency situation like this, but the NDA government seems least bothered," Yadav said addressing a joint press conference with his Chief Minister wife Rabri Devi.
Yadav, who had a telephonic talk with Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani today, the second in as many days, said, "I requested him to lead an all-party parliamentary delegation on a goodwill mission to Assam to instill a sense of confidence and security among the Biharis.
"I requested Advani to persuade leaders of all parties in parliament to give a go-by to electioneering for a day and visit Assam as national unity and integrity is threatened by the unbridled violence unleashed by the separatist Ulfa against Biharis in Assam," he said.
Yadav said he would be leaving for New Delhi tomorrow to apprise Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other leaders of the situation and to ask them to visit the state.
He said if Advani was not prepared to go, he would visit Assam with like-minded MPS on a goodwill mission.
Bureau Report