The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) today said the Assam Accord was a “faulty and weak” agreement, which can’t solve the problem of illegal infiltration, as Dispur claimed that the white paper on foreigners issue was a true picture of facts.
The samiti’s statement assumes importance as AASU is demanding deportation of illegal migrants on the basis of the Assam Accord.
KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi today said they are organising a Jatiya Abhibartan (national convention) on November 7 and a mass rally on November 8 in a bid to prepare a roadmap and finding a permanent solution to the foreigners issue.
“We will invite all the political and non-political parties to our programmes, which will be organised in association with the joint forum of Guwahati Mahanagar Unnayan Samitis,” Akhil said.
He added that their aim is to launch a democratic, progressive, non-violent and non-communal agitation for the expulsion of illegal migrants from the state. “Certain mistakes were committed during a six-year-long Assam Agitation, and it failed to achieve the desired results,” he said.
The KMSS leader rued that the agitation for deportation of illegal migrants later took on communal undertones and some Leftists, who were opposed to the agitation, were murdered.
“According to official figures, 323 people were killed within four months from January 1, 1983 in communal riots. Moreover, 67 members of Left parties were killed during the Assam Agitation,” Gogoi said.
He said though the Left parties’ opposition to Assam Agitation was a “historic blunder”, it can’t justify the killings.
“Since an emotional agitation can’t achieve its objectives, we want to launch a fresh agitation which will be against the government and not against any section of people,” he said.
According to Akhil, their agitation will not only be against illegal influx but also include other problems of the state, such as internal migration because of erosion, land rights for indigenous people and economic problems of the state.
He said the Jatiya Abhibartan would be held at Lakhidhar Bora Khetra from 9am on November 7 where some national leaders are also likely to participate. “On November 8, the mass rally will be held at Latasil playground from where we will also take out a procession,” he said.
On the white paper issued by the state government on illegal influx, Akhil said it did not give a complete picture of the problem.
Power minister Pradyut Bordoloi, however, today said the white paper portrayed the true facts and was unexaggerated. “We are not sitting idle, but trying to confront and solve the foreigners’ problem,” he said.
On AASU’s criticism of the white paper as a “white lie”, the minister said, “When AASU said the white paper was not based on facts and came out with a booklet to counter it, we expected the booklet to include specific points where the government’s white paper had gone wrong.” But the students’ union has not been able to pinpoint any specific anomaly in the white paper, Bordoloi added. “When they called our chief minister Tarun Gogoi the biggest liar, we expected them to substantiate such a sweeping allegation with facts, but they failed to do so,” he said.
The samiti’s statement assumes importance as AASU is demanding deportation of illegal migrants on the basis of the Assam Accord.
KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi today said they are organising a Jatiya Abhibartan (national convention) on November 7 and a mass rally on November 8 in a bid to prepare a roadmap and finding a permanent solution to the foreigners issue.
“We will invite all the political and non-political parties to our programmes, which will be organised in association with the joint forum of Guwahati Mahanagar Unnayan Samitis,” Akhil said.
He added that their aim is to launch a democratic, progressive, non-violent and non-communal agitation for the expulsion of illegal migrants from the state. “Certain mistakes were committed during a six-year-long Assam Agitation, and it failed to achieve the desired results,” he said.
The KMSS leader rued that the agitation for deportation of illegal migrants later took on communal undertones and some Leftists, who were opposed to the agitation, were murdered.
“According to official figures, 323 people were killed within four months from January 1, 1983 in communal riots. Moreover, 67 members of Left parties were killed during the Assam Agitation,” Gogoi said.
He said though the Left parties’ opposition to Assam Agitation was a “historic blunder”, it can’t justify the killings.
“Since an emotional agitation can’t achieve its objectives, we want to launch a fresh agitation which will be against the government and not against any section of people,” he said.
According to Akhil, their agitation will not only be against illegal influx but also include other problems of the state, such as internal migration because of erosion, land rights for indigenous people and economic problems of the state.
He said the Jatiya Abhibartan would be held at Lakhidhar Bora Khetra from 9am on November 7 where some national leaders are also likely to participate. “On November 8, the mass rally will be held at Latasil playground from where we will also take out a procession,” he said.
On the white paper issued by the state government on illegal influx, Akhil said it did not give a complete picture of the problem.
Power minister Pradyut Bordoloi, however, today said the white paper portrayed the true facts and was unexaggerated. “We are not sitting idle, but trying to confront and solve the foreigners’ problem,” he said.
On AASU’s criticism of the white paper as a “white lie”, the minister said, “When AASU said the white paper was not based on facts and came out with a booklet to counter it, we expected the booklet to include specific points where the government’s white paper had gone wrong.” But the students’ union has not been able to pinpoint any specific anomaly in the white paper, Bordoloi added. “When they called our chief minister Tarun Gogoi the biggest liar, we expected them to substantiate such a sweeping allegation with facts, but they failed to do so,” he said.
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