Neso, Aasu seek sealing of border & deportation of illegal B'deshis
Neso, in its memorandum to PM Modi, said while awaiting the govt of India to come out with a comprehensive policy to combat the problem of influx, the initiatives and policies taken up by the affected people and states such as Meghalaya, Tripura, and Manipur (Manipur Accord), who are facing immense pressure from illegal immigrants, should be noted and encouraged by providing logistic and other supports, including financial implications required for its effective implementation.
"The govt of India must do everything in its power to bring lasting peace to the strife-torn state of Manipur," it added."Neso expresses serious concern and dissatisfaction with the non-implementation of the Assam Accord (1985) even after a gap of 40 years to review the various clauses of the Accord. We demand the implementation of the Assam Accord in letter and spirit within a time frame," the memorandum read.
In response to a call by Neso, protests were held across the northeastern region, demanding the detection and expulsion of illegal Bangladeshis.
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Sit-in protests were organised in the state capitals of all seven northeastern states to express this demand collectively.
The Aasu in Guwahati, Naga Students' Federation in Kohima, Khasi Students' Union in Shillong, Mizo Zirlai Pawl in Aizawl, All Manipur Students' Union in Imphal, and Tripura Students' Federation (TSF) in Agartala participated in the protests. After the protests, the respective student organisations sent Neso's memorandum to their state chief ministers, the Prime Minister, and the home minister.
AASU President Utpal Sharma, general secretary Samiran Phukan, and chief advisor of Aasu and Neso Samujjal Bhattacharjya participated in the protest in Guwahati. In a meeting held after the protest, they stated that Assam is not a pasture for illegal Bangladeshis.
"Assam is not a dumping ground for illegal Bangladeshis. For 46 years since the Assam agitation, the people of Assam have been struggling to protect the identity of the indigenous people from the influx of illegal Bangladeshis.
The failure to implement the Assam Accord for 40 years has brought a crisis to Assam," Aasu said in a statement.
The students' body said the people of Assam and the student organisations seek a permanent solution to the illegal Bangladeshi issue. Thus, the students' body said every clause of the Assam Accord must be implemented within a specified time frame. "The India-Bangladesh border must be sealed, and shoot-at-sight orders should be issued at the border," Aasu said.
"Based on Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, all recommendations of the Biplab Kumar Sharma Committee's report must be implemented to provide constitutional safeguards to the indigenous people of Assam. Assam must be excluded from the purview of CAA. Special operations must be conducted to eradicate illegal Bangladeshis and fundamentalists in Assam," they demanded.
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