Assam Accord

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MHA panel’s suggestion irks Bengali Hindus in Assam

The ministry of home affairs formed the Clause 6 committee in July 2019 to hold discussions with stakeholders.

26 Feb 2020 6:25 AM

Union home minister Amit Shah, Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal and others after the signing of the accord in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

1951 as cut-off year for ‘indigenous Assamese’?

As panel divided over quotas, both views sent to Centre.

17 Feb 2020 2:00 AM

The home ministry recently constituted a 13-member high-level committee with Justice Biplab Kumar Sarma (Retd) as chairman.

Bill set to revive ‘tribal vs Assamese’ rift

Clause 6 is meant to guarantee the constitutional safeguards for the Assamese.

05 Aug 2019 7:05 AM

The first meeting of the committee will be held at North Block in the Home Ministry. (Photo: ANI)

First meet of committee on Assam Assembly seats reservation on Wednesday

The new committee will recommend the appropriate level of reservations in employment under the government of Assam.

23 Jul 2019 7:54 PM

Former bureaucrat MP Bezbaruah, in his letter to the Home Ministry, stated that with four members of the panel exiting, the committee is ‘non-functional and de facto defunct.’ (Photo: ANI)

Bezbaruah refuses to be part of panel on Assam Accord

MP Bezbaruah’s decision came after four of the nine members quit the central government-nominated committee.

12 Jan 2019 12:03 PM

Madhav said the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, after realising the enormity of the problem of illegal immigrants in Assam, had enacted a state-specific law in the 1950s to expel foreigners. (Photo: File)

People excluded from Assam Citizens' list to be deported: Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav said no country in the world tolerates illegal immigrants but India has become a 'dharamshala'.

11 Sep 2018 7:41 AM

Prafulla Kumar Mahanta blames Centre for delay in process

However, central government remained ignorant to their demand. Some organisations of the state also opposed the demand of updating the NRC.

15 Aug 2018 12:33 AM

'The BJP has always played politics with the foreigners issue on communal lines and is just not interested in solving the problem,' Gogoi said. (Photo: File)

NRC was my ‘baby’, claims Tarun Gogoi; says BJP failed to ‘nurse’ it

Gogoi alleged that BJP was not interested in solving problem of infiltration, but to use it as a poll agenda in next LS and state elections.

12 Aug 2018 2:30 PM

Citizenship row: Why Assam is erupting

The movement against the Citizenship Amendment Bill had started full blast.

24 May 2018 2:05 AM

The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and 26 other organizations representing different ethnic groups of the state, have already submitted a joint memorandum to the JPC but only a few of the organizations have been called for the hearing. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Assam’s anger: JPC on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to resume hearing on Apr 12

JPC has asked organisations who were called for hearings to submit their memorandum in advance along with names of representatives.

06 Apr 2018 4:21 PM

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