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Aamsu protests on Eid against ‘persecution of Indian citizens'
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Silchar: Protesting against the 'systematic harassment' of indigenous citizens, who have been 'wrongly branded as illegal immigrants', members of All Assam Minority Students' Union (Aamsu) on Saturday took out silent protest marches at multiple Eidgahs across Assam's Barak Valley.
Donning black badges and carrying placards on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, the protesters were part of a larger statewide campaign led by Aamsu president Rezaul Karim Sarkar, opposing the alleged misuse of anti-infiltration policies.
Before offering their prayers, Aamsu members silently marched inside their respective Eidgah premises, refraining from any sloganeering. "This is a protest against injustice, not against any community or religion," said Sribhumi district Aaamsu general secretary Afzal Hussain Tapadar.
"We oppose infiltration from Bangladesh," Tapadar said, before adding, "but branding genuine Indian citizens as foreigners, without a due process, is unacceptable. The state govt must immediately stop this persecution."
He further said Indian citizens, who had been wrongly deported to Bangladesh, should be identified and brought back, before being rehabilitated. "Those arrested or pushed back across the border, without any legal proceedings, are not criminals. They are citizens of this country and must be treated with dignity," Tapadar said.
