Two BDR troops martyred; 2 Indian BSF killed, several BSF injured..........

[BanglaBhoot]

The 'immigrants' that are being described are 3rd or 4th generation Indians. They were born in India and so are Indian citizens. Their forefathers migrated to the North East before 1947 and only a very few went in the post-partition period. They are in other words 100% halal Muslim Indians. The problem now is not the Muslim Bengalis but the Hindu migrant workers. Most attacks in recent years have been against them.

 

[Flintlock]

Assam students’ union plans fresh anti-Bangladeshi stir
July 10th, 2008 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS - Email This Post Email This Post


Guwahati, July 10 (IANS) The All Assam Students Union (AASU) has decided to resume its agitation against illegal migrants from Bangladesh more than two decades after it signed a deal with the central government to end a six-year-long uprising to oust the illegal aliens from the northeastern Indian state. The Congress-led state and central government have failed miserably to implement the spirit of the 1985 Assam Accord that provided for detection and expulsion of illegal Bangladeshi migrants from Assam, AASU advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya told IANS Thursday.

The AASU, which led the anti-foreigner (read anti-Bangladeshi) stir between 1979 and 1985, will resume its movement with meetings of its organisation in the districts across Assam to be held between July 12 and 25. It will sensitize the student volunteers of the threat posed to the Assamese society and culture by the continued influx of illegal migrants from Bangladesh.

“Our organisational meetings will be followed by public rallies in the districts from July 25, starting with a meeting in the eastern Sivasagar district. We need to give a picture of the threat to the people,” Bhattacharya said.

The Assam Accord signed between the AASU and the central government in August 1985 fixed March 25, 1971 as the cut-off date for detection and expulsion of illegal migrants from Assam. But only an estimated 2,000 people are supposed to have been expelled since then, a fact resented by it.

The immigration law in force in Assam, the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983 was perceived as the stumbling block in detecting and expelling the illegal aliens. That was because in the IMDT Act, the onus of proof of citizenship of an individual rests on the authorities and not the accused.

Three years ago, however, there was euphoria in Assam after the Supreme Court repealed the act, making the provisions of the Foreigners Act applicable in Assam, as elsewhere in the country, to deal with foreign nationals. The Foreigners Act requires an accused to prove his or her citizenship.

The Congress as well as the other political parties in Assam have failed to realize the message given out by the Supreme Court when it repealed the act. The verdict meant that the IMDT Act had loopholes that helped illegal migrants to stay on in India without much of a problem of deportation, Bhattacharya said.

The politics of citizenship is expected to take centre-stage yet again ahead of the Lok Sabha polls with the AASU set to launch a fresh stir on the issue of illegal migration.

 

[BanglaBhoot]

The AASU is merely a spokesman for the Indian Government in the NE. There are many fronts such as these created by Indian intelligence to stir up trouble and thwart the rightful aspirations of the autonomy seeking peoples of the region. If the Indian government is so confident of its position it should hold a referendum in the North East states on the issue as well as in Punjab and Kashmir.

 

[Flintlock]

The AASU is merely a spokesman for the Indian Government in the NE. There are many fronts such as these created by Indian intelligence to stir up trouble and thwart the rightful aspirations of the autonomy seeking peoples of the region. If the Indian government is so confident of its position it should hold a referendum in the North East states on the issue as well as in Punjab and Kashmir.

LOL....if you say so. I wonder how the Indian Intelligence managed to pay off all the students of Assam.

Paranoia has some limits too.

 

[Goodperson]

Are the conflicts due to restrictions on rice export by India ?

 

[BanglaBhoot]

The rice export issue is merely a precursor to the growing resentment in Bangladesh against India. The 5 lakh tonnes of rice was committed to Bangladesh by the Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on a visit to Dhaka after the devastating cyclone in November 2007. It was said to be a humanitarian gesture to a friendly nation. In fact, the rice became a bargaining tool for extorting concessions on several bilateral issues between the countries including providing of transit facility to India. When Bangladesh showed reluctance to make any commitment on transit the export of the 5 lakh tonnes of rice was stalled and even after 8 months only 1 lakh has reached Bangladesh. To make matters worse the rice was never meant as a gift but had to be paid for above normal market rates which created a food crisis inside Bangladesh over the last several months. To further express its displeasure against Dhaka over the transit issue the BSF killed two BDR jawans on the eve of concluding discussions between the countries foreign secretaries. There is also evidence that RAW was behind student disturbances in several universities and colleges around Bangladesh in August 2007 compounding the governments difficulties during a very troublesome and tumultuous year.

 

[BanglaBhoot]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday lodged a strong protest with the Indian government regarding the recent border incident that entailed an incursion into Bangladeshi territorial waters and the killing of the two BDR personnel by BSF.( The New Nation )

The protest note stated that Bangladesh underscores the fact that it views the actions of the BSF as "totally unacceptable."

The note also expressed the hope that the "Indian authorities will take appropriate action against those responsible and ensure that such incidents do not recur."

On Thursday midnight Indian BSF entered the Bangladesh territorial water while chasing some smugglers by speedboats in River Padma, perhaps without informing the BDR force. As a BDR patrol team challenged, the Indian BSF opened fire killing two Bangladeshi border guards on the spot. BDR retaliated forcing the Indian BSF to retreat.

Again yesterday the BSF shot dead two Bangladeshi civilians on Chougachha border in Jessore a day after the Indian border guards killed Havildar Mohammad Abdul Hannan and Lance Nayek Krishna Pada Das of the BDR.

The dead have been identified as Rezaul Islam, 32, and Zainal Abedin, 35, of Sukh Pukuria village under Chougachha.

BDR Jadavpur company commander Mosharraf Hossain alleged that the BSF had killed the two Bangladeshi youths without any "provocation."

"Rezaul Islam and Zainal Abedin were near the barbed wire fence in Panchpirtala border area around 5:00am, Hossain said.

"At the time, BSF members from Moshrumpur border opened fire on them."

Rezaul and Zainal collapsed in a hail of bullets and died on the spot, the BDR officer said.

The patrolling BDR members hearing the gunshots retaliated with rounds of blank fire.

BSF dragged the bodies into the Indian territory, the BDR officer said.

Indian border guards gunned down two BDR men on the Raghunathpur border in Chapainawabganj early Friday, which coincided with a two-day foreign secretary-level meeting between Bangladesh and India in New Delhi.

Following the incident, the BDR and BSF members held a flag meeting, at the Zero Point on Panchir frontier yesterday regarding the killing of two Bangladeshi nationals by BSF.

Company commander of BDR and BSF joined the meeting that lasted for 30 minutes beginning at 11:30am. BDR source said.

The Indian border guards assured their Bangladesh counterparts of returning the bodies of two Bangladeshi nationals after autopsy.

Just after the incident, members of BDR and BSF exchanged fire for quite some time, the sources added.

Meanwhile, the Indian citizen, who was arrested early Friday after a border skirmish between Indian and Bangladeshi guards, said the Indian side had opened fire first.

Members of the Bangladesh Rifles arrested the man, Tajemul Haque, after the firefight that left two Bangladeshi security men dead.

Tajemul's statement came as a stark contradiction to what the Indian Border Security Force said about the incident. The BSF officials said that its members had just retaliated after the BDR soldiers opened fire at them.

The BSF made the statement at a flag meeting with the BDR at Masudpur area Friday. The Indian force denied outright that its members first opened fire at their Bangladesh counterparts in the meeting.

The violence occurred at Raghunathpur area along the Bangladesh-India border after the BSF members entered Bangladesh's waters in the dark. The BDR in the district yesterday brought Tajemul before journalists when he narrated the incident. Tajemul said he is a resident of Chalakpara village at Baishnab Nagar thana under Murshidabad district.

Putting details Tajemul said he along with two other smugglers was moving toward Bangladesh with four cows by a motorised boat. At one stage a BSF patrol of Nimtita post under Maldaha district travelling on a speedboat chased and caught them. As the BSF members along with the smugglers and seized cattle started for the camp by the motorised boat its engine went out of order suddenly. The boat was afloat and strong currents pushed the boat toward Bangladesh's waters, he said.

But the BSF members suddenly opened fire after a BDR patrol asked them for their identities. After the BDR retaliated the BSF members on board the speedboat fled the scene towards India, leaving behind Tajemul, his two accomplices, four boatmen and one BSF member.

Tajemul said his accomplices and the crew jumped off the boat, while he and the BSF member got stuck. Meanwhile, another BSF patrol arrived and rescued the BSF member but Tajemul stayed behind.

The BDR people then arrested him after the firefight stopped. A case was filed with Shibganj Police Station Friday against Tajemul on charges of trespassing


The New Nation

http://www.bangladesh-web.com/view.php?hidRecord=210941

 

[Goodperson]

The rice export issue is merely a precursor to the growing resentment in Bangladesh against India. The 5 lakh tonnes of rice was committed to Bangladesh by the Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on a visit to Dhaka after the devastating cyclone in November 2007. It was said to be a humanitarian gesture to a friendly nation. In fact, the rice became a bargaining tool for extorting concessions on several bilateral issues between the countries including providing of transit facility to India. When Bangladesh showed reluctance to make any commitment on transit the export of the 5 lakh tonnes of rice was stalled and even after 8 months only 1 lakh has reached Bangladesh. To make matters worse the rice was never meant as a gift but had to be paid for above normal market rates which created a food crisis inside Bangladesh over the last several months. To further express its displeasure against Dhaka over the transit issue the BSF killed two BDR jawans on the eve of concluding discussions between the countries foreign secretaries. There is also evidence that RAW was behind student disturbances in several universities and colleges around Bangladesh in August 2007 compounding the governments difficulties during a very troublesome and tumultuous year.

It is easier to say No Thanks!!! for the Rice aid rather than complicate the matter and blame the donor isn't it ? Over and above why negotiate for Rice exports to Bangladesh ?

Anyone with unbiased view can understand the situation.

 

[BanglaBhoot]

What is clearly understandable is what was meant as a humanitarian gesture was nothing of the sort. It was intended to extract concessions from BD on several contentious bilateral issues. Pakistan also provided Bangladesh with 50000 tonnes of rice in the aftermath of the cyclone but without strings attached. India used the commitment of rice to create disturbance and instability in BD. This is very duplicitous and insincere. Why should Bangladesh trust India's words when they have no value?

 

[Vinod2070]

What is clearly understandable is what was meant as a humanitarian gesture was nothing of the sort. It was intended to extract concessions from BD on several contentious bilateral issues. Pakistan also provided Bangladesh with 50000 tonnes of rice in the aftermath of the cyclone but without strings attached. India used the commitment of rice to create disturbance and instability in BD. This is very duplicitous and insincere. Why should Bangladesh trust India's words when they have no value?

Man, you are seriously funny. Don't trust India if you don't want to. It's simple enough. Instead of appreciating the Indian gesture of the donation/export of 500,000 tonnes of rice when there is a food scarcity all over the world, you are blaming them! Why should we send a grain to such unworthies? But I still feel ungrateful people like you are a minority in Bangladesh and India should complete this humanitarian effort.

If you feel it was a commercial/political thing, don't accept it, simple enough. Why blame everything on India. It just shows your perpetual victim syndrome and helplessness. Such people can't go very far.

Your behavior is very much like of Poland during the second world war and your fate may be similar too. You are burning bridges with the only country that can help you, just out of your foolish sense of bravado, when you have nothing to show for it. I can begin to see why some Western Pakistanis were so pissed off with you guys.

If India could not even buy gas from you, how can it force you on the corridor. Don't give it if you want and don't expect anything from India in return either. Most of all, be ready to accept back all the illegal immigrants, no matter they are 1st or 3rd generation. They will be thrown back like the Afghans may be from Pakistan. They are creating many of the same problems in India as the Afghans in Pakistan.

India's patience with Bangladesh is running thin. We want to live in peace with the neighbors, not to give in to their perpetual pettiness!

 

[Vinod2070]

The 'immigrants' that are being described are 3rd or 4th generation Indians. They were born in India and so are Indian citizens. Their forefathers migrated to the North East before 1947 and only a very few went in the post-partition period. They are in other words 100% halal Muslim Indians. The problem now is not the Muslim Bengalis but the Hindu migrant workers. Most attacks in recent years have been against them.

Your facts are totally screwed up. Most of them came to India during the 1970s crackdown and later. And their being of any generation does not make them Indian. They are here as long as it suits some idiot politicians and will be back when the Indians get their act together.

They are in India on borrowed time and the reverse counting has begun for them. 5..4...3.....

 

[BanglaBhoot]

India should not have made the gesture if it could not deliver. This merely shows it had a male fide intent when it committed the rice.

 

[Flintlock]

India should not have made the gesture if it could not deliver. This merely shows it had a male fide intent when it committed the rice.

I don't understand how India can use food aid as a bargaining chip. Isn't food aid a unilateral offer?

Oh, and you do know how south-asian bureaucracies work, don't you? India can't even distribute food efficiently to its own people. Forget about Bangladesh.

Please stop living in conspiracyland.

Do you even know how much rice 5 lakh tonnes is? Well, its a lot. Bangladesh's entire rice production is around 400 lakh tonnes.

 

[Vinod2070]

^^ Don't take away his only abode!

Where does he go from there?

 

[BanglaBhoot]

With 400 lakh tons Bangladesh could feed the whole of South Asia and then some. You have your arithmetic mixed up. Bangladesh produces 30 lakh tons of rice per annum.

It had nothing to do with inefficient bureaucracies it was manipulation pure and simple.