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29: 170:(Assam Students' Association) divided into the All Assam Student Federation and the All Assam Students' Congress. A decade later the two recombined as the All Assam Students' Association, which was later renamed All Assam Students' Union in January 1967. In August 1967, the Union "established itself as a formal organisation and adopted its Constitution". 178:
AASU formed the All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad in August 1979 consisting of AASU, Assam Sahitya Sabha, Purbanchaliya Lok Parishad. The Jatiyatabadi Dal, Asom Yubak Samaj and Young Lawyers Forum also joined the Gana Parisha later on. AASU started observing massive satyagraha on the lines of India
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Known as the IMDT Act (1983) it described the procedures to detect illegal immigrants (from Bangladesh) and expel them from Assam. It was applicable to state of Assam only whereas in other states, detection of foreigners is done under
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after 1951 and before 1971 was given citizenship. The Assam Accord stated in clause 6 that while giving citizenship to immigrants, constitutional protection will be given to original citizens of Assam. The
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in 1985 to resolve the matter. The agitation ended and AGP won the election to the state Legislative Assembly and its leader became the chief minister of the state.
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Following the failure of the protest, AASU and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) came together to launch a new regional political party,
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The Lok Sabha on 9th Dec 2019 passed the bill for Citizenship (Amendment) 2019 with 311 votes in favour and 80 against. The
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of both Indian and Bangladeshi origin living in Assam. The original leadership of the organisation, after the historic
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The students' union stated that it opposes the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill stating that it is unconstitutional.
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on 11th Dec 2019 passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, with 125 votes in favour and 99 against.
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Following the passage of the bill, AASU, along with several Nationalist organisations like
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or AASU is an Assamese nationalist student's organisation in
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Under the Assam Accord, a person who came to Assam from
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Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) Act, 1983
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Index


Assam Movement
Student organization
Gauhati University
Assam
Assam
India
Assam Movement
Bengalis
Assam Accord
Asom Gana Parishad
Assam Accord
East Pakistan
Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) Act, 1983
The Foreigners Act, 1946
Rajya Sabha
KMSS
, launched a mass protest against the bill.
Assam Jatiya Parishad
2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election
Asom Sena
Assamese Language Movement
Assam Movement
Wesean Student Federation
Citizenship Amendment Act
"Bengali Outfit Rejects Assam Accord, Attacks Students' Union Office"
Social Movements in North-East India
ISBN
8173870837

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