The All Assam Students Union has called it a warning call for the people power when the Gauhati High delivered a landmark judgment on illegal Bangladeshi migrants.
Talking to reporters on Wednesday, AASU leaders said it’s a shameful chapter for both Delhi and Dispur while the court itself virtually hold the State Government and the Centre responsible “the external aggression and internal disturbance brought about by influx from Bangladesh.”
The AASU leaders maintained that going by the recent judgment on illegal migrants, it has been established that what thy have been doing over the years are right against the illegal Bangladeshi migrants and government inaction to identify and deport them.
They lambasted Congress, AGP, BJP and AUDF for their lack of interest to detect and deport the illegal migrants who have infiltrated from across the border. “The infiltrators are their traditional vote bank and that’s why they fear a dent in it,” said Dr Samujjal Bhattacharya, AASU adviser.
AASU president Shankar Prasad Ray ridiculed the government saying illegal migrants could operate in Assam, may be a poll candidate and what not. “The Union and State Governments have yet to act in a manner to stop infiltration from across the border,” he said and urged both the governments to implement the Assam Accord in letter and spirit.
AASU general secretary, Tapan Kumar Gogoi said it was only in a place like Assam that a foreign national could contest elections, all because of the failure of the government and the political parties.
The students leader flayed Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for their studied silence on an issue that was crucial to the State as well as to the country.
Court verdict: It may be noted that in a recent landmark verdict, the Gauhati High Court has observed that an infiltrator with a Pakistani passport had contested the Assam Assembly polls in 1996.
Justice B K Sharma, in a recent judgment ordering the deportation of 50 Bangladeshis, mentioned that one of the petitioners was an infiltrator with a Pakistani passport and had contested the 1996 assembly elections in Assam from Jamunamukh constituency. Then judge maintained,”the petitioner was in possession of a passport issued by the Pakistan government on the strength of which he traveled to Dhaka from where he sneaked into Assam.”
He further observed that if the phenomenon of cancerous growth of Bangladeshis continues, the day is not far off when the indigenous people of Assam, both Hindus and Muslims and other religious groups, will be reduced to minorities in its own land and the Bangladeshis who are freely moving around the states will intrude upon the corridors of power.
The Court, however, lambasted the government and its police administration along with parties which make it possible for illegal migrants to have easy access to vital documents such as ration card, voters' list and even passport.
PermalinkSubmitted by robin on Mon, 15/12/2008 - 03:47
its shame that we been Indian are showing such irresponsibility to one part of country as if we have already given up our hope and have started believing that assam is no longer going to be part of India , shameless Politicians wake up its your motherland ,just for the sake of ruling the country dont ignore the critical situation in assam and other parts of country,where are you going to rule when the complete country goes in the hand of foreigners ,still there is time get up SAVE your country show the terrorist country that however trys to look at INDIA with wrong intentions , will have to do at his own risk.Show those BAstards that we all are one.
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People from Assam, who fled from are back to the southern city. BJP leaders claimed that this was due to a goodwill mission undertaken by the party to restore the confidence of the people that they would be safe in Andhra Pradesh. The BJP national committee had sent a delegation to Assam to reassure people who had abandoned their studies and employment in states like AP, Karnataka and Maharashtra. BJP leader Ramachandar Rao, who was in the delegation, said that now they are returning. He said the BJP delegation interacted with all sections of people and found that there was discontent that Bangladeshi infiltrators were disturbing the social and economic balance in the northeast.
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CRPF Director General K Vijay Kumar said at the Central Training College campus near Kurudampalayam that if needed more personnel will rush to Dhubri and Kokrajhar districts to quell the ongoing violence. Vijay Kumar added that a fresh review of the ground situation in the north east was done on Tuesday and they were awaiting fresh orders for deployment of personnel in the region.
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