NEW DELHE: Tri partite discussions between the federal government, the Assam government and the all Assam Students Union (AASU) concluded Saturday after the parties agreed to an AASU proposal for announcement of a policy decision on the implementation of the Assam accord by January 26, 1990.
An AASU statement issued after the talks said the central government had agreed to hold talks with the AASU on January 22 on matters pertaining to the constitutional safeguards for the people of Assam as per clause six of the accord.
The accord, signed during the premiership of Rajiv Gandhi, sought to put an end to often violent agitations against settlers in the northeastern Indian state, mainly from neighboring Bangladesh. Native Assamese had been agitating for the deletion of their names from the state’s electoral rolls.
Apart from the AASU leaders, the center was represented at the talks by the Home Secretary and Senior officials, while the state government was represented by the Chief Secretary and Home Commissioner.
AASU President Atul Borda said the people of Assam were expecting the announcement of an economic package from the Prime Minister during his scheduled visit to the state early next month.
Samujjal Bhattacharjee, AASU general secretary, told PTI the talks had ended, “satisfactorily.”
Article extracted from this publication >> January 12, 1990
