Sunday, May 16, 2010

The silent Bangladeshi invasion of Assam

2010-05-14 17:52:29
Subir Ghosh​
A week ago, an unsettling incident occurred in Assam that went largely unnoticed in the Indian media.
Over a thousand suspected illegal migrants crossed the Dhansiri river and, with impunity, took over parts of Orang National Park in Darrang district in the early hours of May 6, 2010
India has 20 million illegal migrants
Enumeration of electors in Assam by the Election Commission showed more than 30 per cent increase in 17 Assembly constituencies and more than 20 per cent increase in 40 constituencies between 1994 and 1997.

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Subir Ghosh is a senior Delhi -based journalist. He blogs at http://www.write2kill.in/
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