Post 71 migrants must go: AASU, minority body
By A Staff Reporter http://www.assamtribune.com/
GUWAHATI, July 17 In a significant development, the All Assam Students Union (AASU) and Co-ordination Committee of States Minorities Organisations, a conglomerate of 12 organisations, today came out with a joint statement stating that there was no alternative for the post-March 25, 1971 migrants but to leave the country. They also demanded immediate steps to update the 1951 National Register of Citizens (NRC) basing on 1971 voters lists to pave way for deportation of the post-March 25, 1971 migrants within the stipulated time frame as per the provisions of the Assam Accord. The Indian citizens identified in the process, should be provided with identity cards, they said.
But at the same time, they made it clear that they would not tolerate any at! tempt at grouping the illegal migrants as refugees and unlawful entrants on the basis of their religious affiliation.
They demanded, in their joint statement, also steps to complete the task of sealing the Indo-Bangla border within one year.
Assuring that they would engage themselves in protecting best the interests of the pre-March 25, 1971 migrants, they also declared their resolve for joint steps, beginning last week of August next, to build mutual confidence among the people and strengthen the bond of amity among them. They announced in unambiguous terms that they would leave no stone unturned to resist all attempts either by the government or any other force to harass any Indian citizen belonging to the category of pre-March 25, 1971 entrants.
Addressing a joint press conference here this afternoon, after a prolonged discussion since yesterday, on the impacts of the Supreme Courts IM(DT) Act-related verdict, the AASU and the Co-ordination Committee lea! ders also decried the alleged attempts by some forces to engineer communal rift among the people following the apex court order. Representatives of ten of the twelve organisations, which are partners of the Co-ordination Committee, were also present in the discussion and also at the press conference. Assam state Jamiat-ul- Ulema president Moulana Badaruddin Ajmal was also present on both the occasions.
The leaders from both the sides described the joint statement as a historic one. Reasoning, they said, since the beginning of the Assam agitation in 1979, this was the first such attempt successfully made by both the sides to bridge the gap between the States majority group and the minorities on the aliens issue.
The AASU and minorities leaders also made a fervent appeal to all sections of the States people to maintain restraint at this hour and to defeat all sorts of provocations, which are aimed at harming the age-old goodwill and fraternity prevailing among the St! ates people for the narrow gains of some organisations and political parties.
Condemning the violent incidents taking place in the State in the wake of the Supreme Court verdict, they also warned those organisations and political parties involved in inciting such incidents, against their bid to drive a wedge between the communities on religious lines in connection with the aliens issue.
Asked what they have proposed to defeat the communal forces designs to fan trouble in reaction to the Supreme Court verdict, they said that they had been monitoring the situation and had also been making attempts at identifying the possible trouble spots. In reply to another query, AASU advisor Samujjal Bhattacharyya said that they treated all the political parties as the troublemakers in this respect. In the case of organisations, he said that communal organisations were trying to whip up communal frenzy. However, he refrained from naming any of such organisations.
Conveno! r of the Co-ordination Committee of the Minorities Organisations, Assam (CCMOA) Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury said in reply to another question, that the Co-ordination Committee had engaged a sub committee to look into the legal aspects related to the Supreme Court verdict.
AASU president Shankar Prasad Roy and its general secretary Tapan Kumar Gogoi also addressed the press conference in presence of the other AASU executive committee members and representatives of the minorities organisations.
The joint statement was signed by Roy and Gogoi on behalf of the AASU and Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury of the CCMOA, Hafiz Bashir Ahmed Quasimi of the State Jamiat Ulema, Keramat Ali and Maulana Ataur Rahman
By A Staff Reporter http://www.assamtribune.com/
GUWAHATI, July 17 In a significant development, the All Assam Students Union (AASU) and Co-ordination Committee of States Minorities Organisations, a conglomerate of 12 organisations, today came out with a joint statement stating that there was no alternative for the post-March 25, 1971 migrants but to leave the country. They also demanded immediate steps to update the 1951 National Register of Citizens (NRC) basing on 1971 voters lists to pave way for deportation of the post-March 25, 1971 migrants within the stipulated time frame as per the provisions of the Assam Accord. The Indian citizens identified in the process, should be provided with identity cards, they said.
But at the same time, they made it clear that they would not tolerate any at! tempt at grouping the illegal migrants as refugees and unlawful entrants on the basis of their religious affiliation.
They demanded, in their joint statement, also steps to complete the task of sealing the Indo-Bangla border within one year.
Assuring that they would engage themselves in protecting best the interests of the pre-March 25, 1971 migrants, they also declared their resolve for joint steps, beginning last week of August next, to build mutual confidence among the people and strengthen the bond of amity among them. They announced in unambiguous terms that they would leave no stone unturned to resist all attempts either by the government or any other force to harass any Indian citizen belonging to the category of pre-March 25, 1971 entrants.
Addressing a joint press conference here this afternoon, after a prolonged discussion since yesterday, on the impacts of the Supreme Courts IM(DT) Act-related verdict, the AASU and the Co-ordination Committee lea! ders also decried the alleged attempts by some forces to engineer communal rift among the people following the apex court order. Representatives of ten of the twelve organisations, which are partners of the Co-ordination Committee, were also present in the discussion and also at the press conference. Assam state Jamiat-ul- Ulema president Moulana Badaruddin Ajmal was also present on both the occasions.
The leaders from both the sides described the joint statement as a historic one. Reasoning, they said, since the beginning of the Assam agitation in 1979, this was the first such attempt successfully made by both the sides to bridge the gap between the States majority group and the minorities on the aliens issue.
The AASU and minorities leaders also made a fervent appeal to all sections of the States people to maintain restraint at this hour and to defeat all sorts of provocations, which are aimed at harming the age-old goodwill and fraternity prevailing among the St! ates people for the narrow gains of some organisations and political parties.
Condemning the violent incidents taking place in the State in the wake of the Supreme Court verdict, they also warned those organisations and political parties involved in inciting such incidents, against their bid to drive a wedge between the communities on religious lines in connection with the aliens issue.
Asked what they have proposed to defeat the communal forces designs to fan trouble in reaction to the Supreme Court verdict, they said that they had been monitoring the situation and had also been making attempts at identifying the possible trouble spots. In reply to another query, AASU advisor Samujjal Bhattacharyya said that they treated all the political parties as the troublemakers in this respect. In the case of organisations, he said that communal organisations were trying to whip up communal frenzy. However, he refrained from naming any of such organisations.
Conveno! r of the Co-ordination Committee of the Minorities Organisations, Assam (CCMOA) Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury said in reply to another question, that the Co-ordination Committee had engaged a sub committee to look into the legal aspects related to the Supreme Court verdict.
AASU president Shankar Prasad Roy and its general secretary Tapan Kumar Gogoi also addressed the press conference in presence of the other AASU executive committee members and representatives of the minorities organisations.
The joint statement was signed by Roy and Gogoi on behalf of the AASU and Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury of the CCMOA, Hafiz Bashir Ahmed Quasimi of the State Jamiat Ulema, Keramat Ali and Maulana Ataur Rahman
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