Assam Accord

Assam’s story cannot be understood through borrowed metaphors or distant ideological templates. It demands engagement with its history, its agreements, and its anxieties. Only then can the debate over delimitation move from rhetorical labeling to meaningful democratic dialogue.

While an SIR in Bihar and West Bengal gave heartburn to leftists and the extended anti-BJP ecosystem, the same lot is now rattled over the ECI’s decision not to conduct an SIR in Assam.

The Nellie massacre took place on 18th February 1983 in and around Nellie area in central Assam during the height of the Assam Movement or the Anti-Foreigners Agitation. Over 2,000 to 3,000 lives were lost when the villages occupied by Bengali Muslims were attacked by hundreds of indigenous people from nearby areas.

Aakar Patel claimed people excluded from NRC in Assam are fighting to prove their citizenship, while the fact is final NRC has not been notified yet

Rahul Gandhi had recently stated that his part will 'respect' the Assam Accord and will not implement CAA if voted to power.

On Wednesday, Assam cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the issue of NRC implementation in the state and said that 'good news' regarding the same was coming soon

Akhil Gogoi was arrested on December 12 amid widespread protests against the amended Citizenship Act across the state

The schools were closed amidst widespread protests on December 11. Many examinations in universities and other institutions were postponed amidst protests.

Assam would have witnessed violence at some point in time or the other even if the CAB was not implemented.

PM Modi assures that Clause 6 of the Assam Accord will be upheld. The BJP has been insisting that the CAB will not impact the state negatively.