Illegal Immigration of Bangladeshis is Biggest Problem in Northeast: Biswajit Daimary

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Guwahati, July 5, 2019:

Rajya Sabha MP and Bodo People's Front (BPF) politician Biswajit Daimary spoke about the 'Assam Accord' in the Upper House in the year 2018. He also raised voice against the illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.

Addressing the Speaker, Biswajit Daimary said that the biggest problem in the Northeast is the problem of influx of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants into the country.

"There have been many protests and agitations in the Northeast due to this. The Assam Accord was also signed", he said.

However, Daimary added that the infiltration has not stopped, and the concerned Indian officials must alert their Bangladeshi counterparts regarding this ongoing issue.

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Bangladeshis in India are members of the Bangladesh diaspora who currently reside in India. The mass migration into India since Bangladesh independence has led to the creation of anti-foreigner movements, instances of mass violence and political tension between Bangladesh and India, but it has also created measurable economic benefits for both nations.

In 1978, observers noticed the names of an estimated 45,000 Bengali illegal immigrants on the electoral rolls in Assam. This led to a popular movement against undocumented immigrants known as the Assam Movement, which insisted on striking the names of illegal immigrants from the electoral register and advocated for their deportation from the state. The movement demanded that anyone who had entered the state illegally since 1951 be deported, though the central government insisted on a cutoff date of 1971. There was widespread support for the movement, though it tapered off between 1981 and 1982.