Racial vendetta in Assam

1983 February 14, Assam Parliament was in full swing. At this time, violence broke out between local residents and Bangladeshi refugees, which quickly spread to the whole province. Four days after the violence, in February 1983, hundreds of villagers were massacred, and the government had to send troops to Neri, where the conflict was the most serious. After the incident, more than 500 Bangladeshis were killed on Opidaya Island in Assam, and as many as 1000 Bangladeshis were killed in Man Galdo. This is a conservative figure. According to some observers, by the end of March, 1983, the total death toll may reach 3000.

2065438+Assam genocide in July 2002

The conflict between Muslim immigrants and local aborigines in Kirkraja, Assam, northeastern India, continues for several days. On August 12 and 15, it was reported that a racial conflict between indigenous and Muslim immigrants broke out in Assam, India, in late July, which triggered a large-scale bloodshed. At present, nearly 80 people have been killed and more than 400,000 people have been displaced. In less than two weeks, more than 400 villages were reduced to ashes.

cause analysis

The immigration problem left over from history and its complex ethnic and religious problems are regarded as the main bane of frequent conflicts. In the past 10 years, at least10.4 million illegal immigrants entered Assam from Bangladesh. The local people, mainly Boluo aborigines, have always been dissatisfied with Muslim immigrants and think that they have invaded their own land. Some radical indigenous groups have also set up a separatist organization "Assam United Liberation Front", demanding that the central government deprive Muslim immigrants of many rights. In order to protect their rights and interests, Muslim immigrants later established the "Assam United Democratic Front", and the contradictions between the two sides intensified.

Some analysts believe that poverty is the reason for the deepening of ethnic contradictions in Northeast China. Assam, as one of the poorest areas in India, has many difficulties in economic development. Tea planting is an important pillar of the state's economy, but violent conflicts often cut off traffic, and tea transportation has become a major problem.