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Cross-Currents: An International Peer-Reviewed Journal on Humanities & Social Sciences | Volume-1 | Issue-02
Issues of Migration and Ethnic Clash in Bodoland: A Critical Analysis
Iftikhar Hussain, Md. Mustafijur Rahman
Published: Dec. 28, 2015 |
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DOI: 10.36344/ccijhss.2015.v01i02.006
Pages: 55-58
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Abstract
The issue of Bangladeshi illegal migration has
troubled the state of Assam for decades. The lack of
authentic data on illegal migrant flows only adds to the
discomfort. The illegal Bangladeshi migrants issue
tends to dominate the political, economic and social
discourses in Assam. The lack of data on migration
adds to a sense of being „under siege‟ by outsiders as no
one is sure as to the number of migrants visibly
infiltrating all walks of life in Assam. The recent
disturbances in Kokrajhar and Dhubri districts of
Assam have once again brought the issue of ethnic
clash between Muslim and Bodo communities. There is
no evidence to suggest that the latest violence is a direct
consequence of illegal immigration. The clash between
Muslims and Bodos is often misinterpreted as a clash
between illegal Bangladeshis and indigenous people.
This clash is due to the political and communal
conspiracy created by some fundamentalists and
political leaders to gain their political mileage. As a
consequence, a large number of innocent men, women
and children lost their lives. This has certainly pushed
back the development issues of the state and destroyed
the fraternity between the two communities. This paper
will try to examine that the recent clashes in Kokrajhar
and Dhubri districts are not due to the problem of
migration but the fears of losing land and identities
connected with land.