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On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 3:08 AM Bidyananda Barkakoty [email protected] [FriendsofAssamNE] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *CORRECT NRC, CAA and CLAUSE 6 of Assam Accord* > > > The present agitation over CAB/CAA is being participated in by youngsters > who have not seen Assam Agitation and also by people who have seen the > agitation. I am one of those who actively participated in the six years > long agitation against illegal immigrants. During the years of agitation > and much after that we knew illegal immigrants meant Muslim Bangladeshis or > *Miya*. In that agitation, Assamese Muslims and Hindus participated > whole-heartedly. I know that there is no mention of Muslim or Hindu in the > Assam Accord but it was clearly understood by all that the agitation was > against large-scale influx of Muslims from Bangladesh and small percentage > of Hindus from Bangladesh. We were told by different leaders at that time > that there are more than one crore illegal immigrants, some said 70 lakhs, > some said 50 lakhs and even Govt of India said that it is more than 50 > lakhs!!! This 50 lakhs figure is after considering 1971 as cut-off year as > per Assam Accord and even this cut-off year is debatable. In last more than > three decades, Assam Accord has not been implemented in letter and spirit > till now. > > We have lost one valuable academic year, 855 people were martyred, our > state went back by 20 years, there was huge loss of property and business > activities, many have become physically invalid, etc. We have hugely > sacrificed and therefore I want to know where are these 50 lakhs people > after final publication of NRC??? In the final NRC, the names of only 19 > lakhs people have been left out, among which 50% are indigenous people! > Therefore, have the illegal immigrants entered their names in NRC tactfully > or there was no migration of people from Bangladesh as claimed by Congress > and leftists? We Assamese people are intelligent enough to know which is > true. > > During agitation years, one common phrase was > “Detection-Deletion-Deportation”. We all know deportation is not possible > but NRC process has miserably failed even in Detection and Deletion. I as > an Assamese want a “*XUDDHO* NRC”, as simple as that. I am surprised that > agitation against CAA is completely silent on CORRECT NRC!!! Some say that > NRC matter is in Court and therefore we need not shout on the streets and > if that is so then CAA matter is also now in Court and hence we should wait > for the Hon’ble Supreme Court to give its verdict. > > Border with Bangladesh should definitely be sealed. However, Bangladesh is > now more prosperous than before and therefore influx from across the border > (whether Muslim or Hindu) may not be that grave. > > In my opinion we Assamese should now strongly demand :- > > (1) a CORRECT NRC, > > (2) immediate implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord > > (3) fight against CAA in the Hon’ble Supreme Court. > > Nothing more – nothing less. > > *Jai Aai Axom*. > > Bidyananda Barkakoty > > >
