Guwahati: Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Friday that the government would come out with a draft soon. It clear the air around citizenship and give details about the exact number of foreigners who would get citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

He said that the number of foreigners who would get citizenship is very less. Only those who have faced religious persecution and are already staying in Assam get Indian citizenship.

The draft, being seen as an attempt on the part of the government to clear the confusions around CAA and citizenship issues and allay fears in the minds of the people of Assam, would also elaborate on the process to be followed to apply for citizenship.

Sonowal was addressing the media for the first time on Friday after the violent protests that rocked Guwahati and Assam post the passage of the Citizenship Act in Rajya Sabha on December 11. According to Assam DGP, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, four people lost their lives due to police firing and 27 were left injured during the protests.

Trying to soothe the frayed nerves of the people of Assam, the chief minister further assured that his government is working hard to protect and preserve the language, culture and land of Assam.

“Assamese language would not be harmed, it would be considered as an official language. Our land, language and culture will be protected forever. People are spreading rumours by saying that land of farmers would be handed over to foreigners. People are being mislead about the number of foreigners who would get citizenship and also about the influx numbers”, Sonowal said.