[Assam] The Assamese identity did not use to carry any religious baggage and must not be allowed to do so now. Followers of faiths keep your faith in your hearts ONLY and fly the flag of true Assamese identity publicly. Decliners get out of Assam.

[Bartta Bistar]

Supreme Court repeals controversial migrants law
http://in.news.yahoo.com/061205/137/6a0sz.html




*By Reuters*

*Tuesday December 5, 04:25 PM *

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's highest court made it easier to deport illegal
Bangladeshi migrants from the northeastern border state of Assam on Tuesday
by repealing a controversial immigration law.

The Supreme Court repealed an Assam-specific legislation saying it was
unconstitutional for a state to have laws different to those in the rest of
the country.

Previously in Assam, the burden of proving that someone was an illegal
immigrant lay with the accuser.

Now that burden of proof has been shifted to the accused, who will need to
either prove their nationality or face deportation, bringing Assam into line
with the rest of India.

Many Assamese say the change is necessary to stop poor, mostly Muslim
immigrants from Bangladesh from illegally entering the oil- and tea-rich
state in search of jobs.

"The Supreme Court judgement is a victory for the indigenous people of Assam
and justice has been done to the people," said Sammujal Bhattacharjee,
leader of the powerful All Assam Students Union, which campaigned for the
change.

But the state's Muslim minority fears such a law will be used to harass them
in a hunt for illegal immigrants.

New Delhi says millions of Bangladeshis have settled illegally in India, a
large proportion of them in Assam.

(Additional reporting by Biswajyoti Das in Guwahati, Assam)
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