05-14-2005, 04:39 AM
grassroots campaign..
http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory...+Assam&id=72982
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Bangladeshis 'SMSed' out of Assam
Kishalay Bhattacharjee
Friday, May 13, 2005 (Dibrugarh):
An economic blockade enforced by a little known youth group in Upper Assam, the Chiring Chapori Yuba Mancha has forced thousands of illegal Bangladeshi settlers to flee.
Illegal immigrants have been one of Assam's biggest issues for the last two decades.
But this time round there were no demonstrations, strikes or boycotts. Instead a campaign against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants is being carried out through SMS.
Losing jobs
People are being told through cell phone messages to not give jobs or food to Bangladeshis.
As a result of a campaign that began on April 15, thousands of Bengali Muslim labourers and rickshaw pullers have been leaving the town of Dibrugarh.
"We have been asked to leave. Our jobs are not being given to us and we are being harassed. My husband is a rickshaw puller and he has no work so we are leaving," said an immigrant.
Enforcing a writ
In recent weeks the Governor of Assam sent a report saying that thousands of Bangladeshis are still coming in everyday.
The outgoing judge of the IMDT Tribunal, which is supposed to detect and deport infiltrators has also admitted that infiltration is continuing on a large scale.
But with the ruling Congress government denying the presence of foreigners, a little known youth group is able to enforce a writ like this one. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory...+Assam&id=72982
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Bangladeshis 'SMSed' out of Assam
Kishalay Bhattacharjee
Friday, May 13, 2005 (Dibrugarh):
An economic blockade enforced by a little known youth group in Upper Assam, the Chiring Chapori Yuba Mancha has forced thousands of illegal Bangladeshi settlers to flee.
Illegal immigrants have been one of Assam's biggest issues for the last two decades.
But this time round there were no demonstrations, strikes or boycotts. Instead a campaign against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants is being carried out through SMS.
Losing jobs
People are being told through cell phone messages to not give jobs or food to Bangladeshis.
As a result of a campaign that began on April 15, thousands of Bengali Muslim labourers and rickshaw pullers have been leaving the town of Dibrugarh.
"We have been asked to leave. Our jobs are not being given to us and we are being harassed. My husband is a rickshaw puller and he has no work so we are leaving," said an immigrant.
Enforcing a writ
In recent weeks the Governor of Assam sent a report saying that thousands of Bangladeshis are still coming in everyday.
The outgoing judge of the IMDT Tribunal, which is supposed to detect and deport infiltrators has also admitted that infiltration is continuing on a large scale.
But with the ruling Congress government denying the presence of foreigners, a little known youth group is able to enforce a writ like this one. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->