serve their own interests are aligning with different political parties the members of the community who comprise a sizeable part of the states population are hugely influenced by these leaders byapari who has over 17 books to his credit saidlashing out at the bjp for dangling the citizenship act as a carrot in front of voters who trace their origin to neighbouring countries the dalit author who migrated to india from bangladesh with his family in the 1950s said never before this were we made to feel like outsiders what is the need for this law when we already have aadhaar and voter cardshow would the centre find out if a refugee has fled religious persecution or entered india with some other interest in mind also the bjp government is asking for papers that none of us have our parents were not educated they didnt have everything documented this law will do more harm than good he insistedunderlining that all commoners want is the fulfilment of basic needs food clothes shelter and job he signed off once i win the polls i will form a committee which would have members from underrepresented sections together we will serve the people of the state pti rms jrc rbt