PANEL SET UP TO IMPLEMENT ASSAM ACCORD
The Assam government on Saturday set up an eight-member sub-committee to examine and prepare a framework for the implementation of all clauses of the Assam Accord of 1985.
□ What is Assam Accord ?
◇ The Assam Accord was a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) signed the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Movement.
◇ It the movement demanded the identification and deportation of all illegal foreigners – predominantly Bangladeshi immigrants.
◇ They feared that past and continuing large scale migration was overwhelming the native population, impacting their political rights, culture, language and land rights.
◇ The Assam Movement caused the estimated death of over 855 people.It ended with the signing of the Assam Accord in 1985.