Assam Accord Archives

News Reports

Aakar Patel makes fearmongering video against NRC, here is how his claims are baseless and wrong

Raju Das - 21 September, 2022

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

News Reports

Congress promises to build anti-CAA memorial if voted to power, promises to ‘respect’ Assam Accord

OpIndia Staff - 17 February, 2021

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

Politics

“Will hear some good news soon”: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweets after discussing Assam identity issues with HM Amit Shah

OpIndia Staff - 2 January, 2020

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

News Reports

Two weeks after his arrest, NIA raids Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti leader Akhil Gogoi’s residence in Guwahati

OpIndia Staff - 26 December, 2019

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

News Reports

Normalcy returning to Assam, schools reopen in 11 districts after almost two weeks of shut down

OpIndia Staff - 24 December, 2019

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

Opinions

Understanding Assam protests: Here is how it emphasizes the necessity of NRC, and CAB is not to be blamed for the mess

K Bhattacharjee - 14 December, 2019

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

News Reports

Prime Minister Modi vows to safeguard Clause 6 of Assam Accord: Read its significance amidst CAB debate

OpIndia Staff - 12 December, 2019

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.

Opinions

NRC outcome: As a nation, we have failed Assam

Abhishek Banerjee - 3 September, 2019

The NRC was promised by Rajiv Gandhi as part of the Assam Accord in 1985. Obviously, he had no intention of actually doing it.

News Reports

Our fight is against illegal Muslims coming from Bangladesh, not indigenous Muslims: Himanta Biswa Sarma

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

Himanta Biswa Sarma says indigenous Muslims not our enemy in Assam, only illegal Bangladeshi Muslims

Modi nails lies on Citizenship Amendment Bill; Assam roars in approval

Ashish Shukla - 10 February, 2019

English mainstream media of the Sunday morning have given a slanted view to Modi’s speech

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