Assam discord
3 years, 3 months ago

Assam discord

The Hindu  

THE GLEEFUL STOMPING OF THE BODY OF 28-year-old Moinul Haque, who had already fallen to police bullets, by photographer Bijoy Bania, epitomises the depth of hate and violence unleashed, yet again, in Assam. While cleverly omitting any attempt to define the term ‘indigenous’, the new land policy document stated that it was based on the recommendations of the ‘Committee for Protection of Land Rights of the Indigenous People of Assam’ headed by former Chief Election Commissioner Harishankar Brahma, the ‘Land Policy of 1989’, and the draft ‘Land Policy of 2016’. Brahma Committee report The seven-member Brahma Committee was set up with clear terms of reference to look at the State’s land policy and “for ensuring protection of land rights of indigenous people in the State of Assam”. Finally, the committee concluded that the transfer of agricultural land should be restricted to people ‘indigenous’ to the State, for “ensuring the protection of land rights of indigenous people”. Under the garb of providing protection to a section of Assam’s indigenous people, what the 2019 Land Policy backed by the Brahma Committee report does is deliberately leave out certain specific communities.

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Forcing Assamese language resulted in separation of states, says Assam minister
2 months ago

Forcing Assamese language resulted in separation of states, says Assam minister

Hindustan Times  

Forcibly imposing Assamese as sole official language in undivided Assam was a historic blunder, which triggered a sense of separation and resulted in the creation of multiple states in Northeast, Assam minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said on Saturday during the closing ceremony of week-long Bhasha Gourab Saptah in Silchar in Cachar district on Saturday. Assam minister Jayanta Mallabaruah and Silchar …

'Defining' Moment: Why BJP is Likely to Dawdle Over Govt Panel's Suggestion on Deciding Who is Assamese
4 years, 4 months ago

'Defining' Moment: Why BJP is Likely to Dawdle Over Govt Panel's Suggestion on Deciding Who is Assamese

News 18  

After months of waiting for the government to respond, two members of a committee appointed to compile a report for the definition of 'Assamese' and policies for the preservation of the community’s identity and language have leaked the recommendations to the media, triggering a debate over whether the vexed issue would be resolved soon. The high-powered committee which was appointed …

Assam cabinet nod to accord stature of state language to Assamese may stifle growth of other tongues spoken by a few – Firstpost
5 years ago

Assam cabinet nod to accord stature of state language to Assamese may stifle growth of other tongues spoken by a few – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Amid growing discontent against the current BJP-AGP government in Assam the cabinet led by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on 23 December 2019, suggested that the Government of India might amend Article 345 of the Indian Constitution. Even today, when people speak about the language and its past, the narrative core consists of struggle and sacrifice for the ‘mother tongue’. Historically …

Amid CAA protests Assam govt plans to make Assamese state language, ban sale of land to outsiders
5 years ago

Amid CAA protests Assam govt plans to make Assamese state language, ban sale of land to outsiders

India TV News  

Faced with protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the BJP-led government in Assam on Saturday announced a number of feel-good decisions to safeguard the language and land rights of the indigenous people. Addressing the media, state finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that a bill will be tabled in the next Assembly session to stop the transfer of their land …

Assam govt to approach Centre to declare Assamese as state language
5 years ago

Assam govt to approach Centre to declare Assamese as state language

India Today  

While various organisations, students, artists, social-activists of Assam have intensified their protests against the Citizenship Act, 2019, the BJP-led Assam government on Saturday has decided several important schemes, measures by aiming to protect the Assamese language, land rights of the indigenous people. The state cabinet also decided that the Assam government will bring legislation in the next Assembly session making …

From putting AGP on back foot to stoking indigenous fears, Citizenship Act is shaping Assam's political dynamics ahead of 2021 polls
5 years, 1 month ago

From putting AGP on back foot to stoking indigenous fears, Citizenship Act is shaping Assam's political dynamics ahead of 2021 polls

Firstpost  

Given the nature of the protests to the Citizenship Amendment Act, the issue is shaping the political dynamics of the Assam in various ways ahead of the 2021 polls. Soon after the Bill became law after the president gave his assent, the slogan for many Assamese subnationalists on Facebook offering support to the movement was “More Axom Jiye Kun” The …

‘Won’t let Assam turn into another Kashmir,’ says Amit Shah on NRC
5 years, 10 months ago

‘Won’t let Assam turn into another Kashmir,’ says Amit Shah on NRC

Hindustan Times  

BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said the government will not allow Assam to become another Kashmir and will ensure that National Register of Citizens will do its job of picking out every infiltrator in the state. Saying that the NRC had been brought in to identify infiltrators, Amit Shah said the BJP will rid Assam of all such people …

Govt panel to safeguard rights of ethnic Assamese
6 years ago

Govt panel to safeguard rights of ethnic Assamese

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Just a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the people of Assam of safeguarding their interests, in a rally in Silchar on Friday, the Union Home Ministry has set up a high powered committee to look into the successful implementation of the Assam Accord. The Committee will assess the appropriate level of reservation of seats in Assam …

Opinion | Turbulence in Assam : How the state’s past divides still drive its politics
6 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | Turbulence in Assam : How the state’s past divides still drive its politics

Live Mint  

Ethnic, linguistic and religious matters can cause great churn in Assam. The Assam Language Act, 1960, promulgated in December of that year, made Assamese the official language of Assam. “Congress and non-Congress leaders, politicians of all shades of opinion, Rightists, Leftists, Hindus, Muslims, poets, priests, men of letters, sober educationists, unruly students—all have wonderfully cooperated.”NextMAds Some critics maintained that the …

Understanding the Assam conflict : The NRC final draft is out and the rhetoric is not helping
6 years, 5 months ago

Understanding the Assam conflict : The NRC final draft is out and the rhetoric is not helping

Op India  

People, in general, are averse to drastic changes. The organized genocide of the Bengali Hindu population by the Pakistani Army in present-day Bangladesh forced many to migrate to India and live as refugees, most of whom were Bengali Hindus. A significant chunk of people in Assam is averse to granting citizenship to Bengali Hindus who fled Bangladesh as refugees as …

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