Woman ‘Pushed Into Bangladesh’ During Assam Crackdown, Brought Back After Officials Found ‘Mismatch’

Woman ‘pushed into Bangladesh’ during Assam crackdown, brought back after officials found ‘mismatch’

Rahima Begum (50) is among several people to have been detained in Assam as part of an ongoing crackdown on people who have been declared foreigners

Assam is ‘pushing’ back declared foreigners to Bangladesh, admits Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam is “pushing” back to Bangladesh persons who have been declared foreigners by the state’s Foreigners Tribunals, confirmed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday. The statement came against the backdrop of a surge in detentions of declared foreigners in Assam since May 23. Families say they have no information on their relatives’ whereabouts. Some of them have identified their missing relatives in videos from Bangladesh, alleging they …

India’s deport “illegal” Muslims into Bangladesh

India is increasing diplomatic pressure on Bangladesh after the Pakistan-India conflict following the Pahalgam massacre of Hindu tourists. It could not be ascertained whether the Pahalgam issue of unprovoked deportation has any connection with India’s Muslims targeted for speaking Bangla. Incidentally, the Bangla language is widely spoken by 268 million people in the neighboring Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, and parts of Assam. Bangla i…

Communist Party Of India (Marxist)On the Push Back of People into Bangladesh – CPIM

“Targeting Muslim communities,” Assam Opposition leader raises concern about govt ‘pushing back’ undocumented migrants

Debabrata Saikia Debabrata Saikia, the Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly, has raised significant concerns regarding the state government’s recent actions of “pushing back” allegedly undocumented migrants to Bangladesh.  He has accused the Assam Police of violating constitutional rights and due process in these operations. Saikia, in a letter to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, alleged that the state’s actions app…