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Politicians play on the fear of immigrants in Assam

Politicians play on the fear of immigrants in Assam 01 April 2016 The All Assam Students’ Union has been at the forefront of chauvinistic protests against allegedly illegal immigrants since the 1970s. BIJU BORO / AFP / GETTY IMAGES The All Assam Students’ Union has been at the forefront of chauvinistic protests against allegedly illegal immigrants since the 1970s. BIJU BORO / AFP / GETTY IMAGES ON THE AFTERNOON OF 22 FEBRUARY 2014, Gujarat’s then chief minister, Narendra Modi, strode up to a lectern at a political rally in Silchar, in southern Assam, around 40 kilometres east of the Bangladesh border. Dressed in a peach kurta, a patterned beige stole and a white, gold-bordered turban, Modi resembled an elderly groom more than a prime-ministerial candidate. As he spoke, the crowd of tens of thousands regularly erupted in chants of his name.

2 yrs after violent stir, will CAA issue sway Assam polls?

2 yrs after violent stir, will CAA issue sway Assam polls? © Provided by Hindustan Times Guwahati: With elections to the Assam assembly due next month, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA a controversial legislation that seeks to grant citizenship to religious minorities from Muslim-majority Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who entered India on or before December 31, 2014 is in focus again. Violent protests had rocked the state for several days in December 2019 against CAA, claiming the lives of five in police firing, and the clamour against the legislation led to the birth of two regional parties. While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition is downplaying CAA and its impact (the legislation is yet to be implemented), the opposition alliance led by the Congress is raking it up again.

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