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The government gave the survivors of Nellie compensation for each death of as little as 5,000 rupees, contrasted for instance with Rs. 7 lakhs that have been paid to survivors of the Sikh carnage of a year later in 1984. Six hundred and eighty eight criminal cases were filed in connection with Nellie organised massacre and of these only 310 cases were charge-sheeted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.karim74.blogspot.com/.../it-is-26-years-since-nellie-massacre-in.html|title=Nellie Massacre in Assam|last=Karim|first=Abdul|publisher=Karim 74|accessdate=2011-12-08}}</ref> The remaining 378 cases were closed due to the police claim of “lack of evidence”. But all the 310 charge-sheeted cases were dropped by the AGP government as a part of Assam Accord; therefore not a single person has even had to face trial for the gruesome massacre. |
The government gave the survivors of Nellie compensation for each death of as little as 5,000 rupees, contrasted for instance with Rs. 7 lakhs that have been paid to survivors of the Sikh carnage of a year later in 1984. Six hundred and eighty eight criminal cases were filed in connection with Nellie organised massacre and of these only 310 cases were charge-sheeted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.karim74.blogspot.com/.../it-is-26-years-since-nellie-massacre-in.html|title=Nellie Massacre in Assam|last=Karim|first=Abdul|publisher=Karim 74|accessdate=2011-12-08}}</ref> The remaining 378 cases were closed due to the police claim of “lack of evidence”. But all the 310 charge-sheeted cases were dropped by the AGP government as a part of Assam Accord; therefore not a single person has even had to face trial for the gruesome massacre. |
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A Commission of Inquiry was instituted under Tribhubhan Prasad Tiwary, the report of which has not been made public. There is enough evidence to suggest that successive local governments, belonging to both the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]<ref>The Indian National Congress is a national political party that came to power in Assam based in large part to the "Muslim" vote {{Harvcol|Gokhale|2005}}, and seen to be a protector of Muslim interests.</ref> and the [[Asom Gana Parishad|AGP]],<ref>The Assam Gana Parishad is a regional political party that was formed by the Assam Agitation leaders after the conclusion of the agitation.</ref> have suppressed information about the massacre. |
A Commission of Inquiry was instituted under Tribhubhan Prasad Tiwary, the report of which has not been made public. There is enough evidence to suggest that successive local governments, belonging to both the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]<ref>The Indian National Congress is a national political party that came to power in Assam based in large part to the "Muslim" vote {{Harvcol|Gokhale|2005}}, and seen to be a protector of Muslim interests.</ref> and the [[Asom Gana Parishad|AGP]],<ref>The Assam Gana Parishad is a regional political party that was formed by the Assam Agitation leaders after the conclusion of the agitation.</ref> have suppressed information about the massacre.Even academic discuss on this gruesome massacre is being discouraged by the Assamese authorities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/2004/01.../011512200420.htm|title=Assam has learnt no lesson|last=Kimura|first=Makiko|publisher=The Milli Gazette Vol 5 No 23|accessdate=2011-12-08}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 07:58, 8 December 2011
26°06′41″N 92°19′02″E / 26.111483°N 92.317253°E The Nellie massacre[1] took place in Assam during a six-hour period in the morning of 18 February 1983. The massacre claimed the lives of 2,191[2] people (unofficial figures run at more than 5,000) from 14 villages[3]—Alisingha, Khulapathar, Basundhari, Bugduba Beel, Bugduba Habi, Borjola, Butuni, Indurmari, Mati Parbat, Muladhari, Mati Parbat no. 8, Silbheta, Borburi and Nellie—of Nagaon district. Most of the victims were Bengali speaking muslims who had immigrated to the region illegally. A group of media personnel passing by the region were witness to the massacre.[4]
The massacre was one of many violent incidents during the infamous 1983 elections conducted in the midst of the Assam Agitation. [5] The elections were declared against the wishes of the Assam Agitation leaders who did not want an election till the electoral rolls were cleansed of alleged illegal immigrants. In the 1985 Assam Accord, which ended the agitation, that election was set aside and new elections were declared.
Aftermath
The government gave the survivors of Nellie compensation for each death of as little as 5,000 rupees, contrasted for instance with Rs. 7 lakhs that have been paid to survivors of the Sikh carnage of a year later in 1984. Six hundred and eighty eight criminal cases were filed in connection with Nellie organised massacre and of these only 310 cases were charge-sheeted.[6] The remaining 378 cases were closed due to the police claim of “lack of evidence”. But all the 310 charge-sheeted cases were dropped by the AGP government as a part of Assam Accord; therefore not a single person has even had to face trial for the gruesome massacre.
A Commission of Inquiry was instituted under Tribhubhan Prasad Tiwary, the report of which has not been made public. There is enough evidence to suggest that successive local governments, belonging to both the Congress[7] and the AGP,[8] have suppressed information about the massacre.Even academic discuss on this gruesome massacre is being discouraged by the Assamese authorities.[9]
See also
Notes
- ^ (Kumura 2007)
- ^ (Assam Tribune 2008)
- ^ (Rehman 2006)
- ^ (Lahkar 2008)
- ^ Goel, Rekha. "25 years on...Nellie still haunts". The Statesman. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ Karim, Abdul. "Nellie Massacre in Assam". Karim 74. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ The Indian National Congress is a national political party that came to power in Assam based in large part to the "Muslim" vote (Gokhale 2005) harvcol error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFGokhale2005 (help), and seen to be a protector of Muslim interests.
- ^ The Assam Gana Parishad is a regional political party that was formed by the Assam Agitation leaders after the conclusion of the agitation.
- ^ Kimura, Makiko. "Assam has learnt no lesson". The Milli Gazette Vol 5 No 23. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
References
- Assam Tribune (2008-02-19), "'83 polls were a mistake: KPS Gill", The Assam Tribune, retrieved 2008-02-19
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Lahkar, Bedabrata (2008-02-18), "Recounting a Nightmare", The Assam Tribune, retrieved 2008-03-24
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Gokhale, Nitin (2005-07-02), "The Simple Safety of Numbers", Tehelka, retrieved 2008-03-24
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - "Review of the book 25 years on...Nellie still haunts" ([dead link]), The Statesman, 2008-03-31
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Gokhale, Nitin (2005-07-16), "Vote banks pay dividends", Tehelka, retrieved 2008-02-19
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Kumura, Makiko (2007-03), "The Nellie Massacre" ([dead link] – Scholar search), Himal Southasian, 20 (3), Kathmandu, retrieved 2008-02-19
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); External link in|format= - Rehman, Teresa (2006-09-30), "Nellie Revisited: The Horror's Nagging Shadow", Tehelka, retrieved 2008-02-19
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Chadha, Vivek, Low Intensity Conflicts in India. Sage Publications, 2005.
- Saksena, N.S. "Police and Politicians" in Alexander, P.J. (ed.) Policing India in the New Millennium. Allied Publishers, 2002.