[Assam] AUX accuses admin of protecting immigrants

[Pradip Kumar Datta]

AUX accuses admin of protecting immigrants  
>From  our Reporter
TINSUKIA, Aug 19: The Tinsukia District Unnati Xabha has  appealed to all Asom-loving nationalist organizations of the State to come  forward and protest against the Tinsukia district administration, which has been  providing protection to people of suspected nationality.
General secretary of  the Asom Unnati Xabha (AUX), Tinsukia district, Pranab Kumar Borah, in a press  release, has expressed that by not fulfilling the directives of the court’s  order, the government has violated the Constitution of India. The release says  that according to the Immigrants (expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950 “serious  situations had arisen from the immigration of a very large number of East-Bengal  residents into Assam, which is disturbing the economy of the province besides  giving rise to serious law and order problems. The bill seeks to confer  necessary powers to deal with the situation.”
The Tinsukia district unit of  the AUX questioned as to why the Tinsukia district administration has failed to  implement the clauses of the Act. Though the district administration has take  many photographs and addresses of the suspected persons, they are yet to verify  their nationality.
The Tinsukia district administration are giving the  suspected immigrants an opportunity to mingle with the people of Asom, the press  release alleged, which is an anti-nationalist act and not acceptable at any  cost. The AUX has appealed to all legal experts of the State to take steps for  filing cases against persons who are found to be giving shelter to the alleged  foreigners
The AUX has also stated that the deportation of foreigners lies in  the hands of the administration, magistrates and police. If they refrain from  doing their duty, as laid down by the Constitution, they should be punished  severely. The AUX has further expressed that the Supreme Court had questioned  the IMDT Act ( clause no 39 of 1983) and Illegal Migrants Rules, 1984, and  Passport (entry into India) Act 1920, Foreigners Act, 1946, Immigration  (expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950 and Passport Act 1967, through a judgement  given on July 12, 2005. But the State Government is yet to do anything about  it.

       
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