Speaking at a meeting of the state BJP executive in Guwahati, he said the government would introduce another law, under which only those born in Assam would be eligible for state government jobs.
"We spoke about love jihad during elections. We will bring a law in the next few days that will entail life imprisonment for those found indulging in love jihad," Sarma said. He added that his government gave priority to the indigenous people in the state government jobs.
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