Explanation - The Assam Accord (1985) was a Memorandum of Settlement
(MoS) signed between representatives of the Government of India and the
leaders of the Assam Movement in New Delhi on 15 August 1985. The central
government promised to provide ‘legislative and administrative safeguards to
protect the cultural, social, and linguistic identity and heritage’ of the Assamese
people. This is the Clause 6 of Assam Accord. Part of the Assam Accord that
came at the culmination of a movement against immigration from Bangladesh,
Clause 6 reads: “Constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards, as may
be appropriate, shall be provided to protect, preserve and promote the cultural,
social, linguistic identity and
heritage of the Assamese people.” For recognition as citizens, the Accord sets
March 24, 1971 as the cutoff. The immigrants up to the cutoff date would get all
rights as Indian citizens. Therefore, Clause 6 was inserted to safeguard the
socio-political rights and culture of the
“indigenous people of Assam”.
Explanation - The Assam Accord (1985) was a Memorandum of Settlement
(MoS) signed between representatives of the Government of India and the
leaders of the Assam Movement in New Delhi on 15 August 1985. The central
government promised to provide ‘legislative and administrative safeguards to
protect the cultural, social, and linguistic identity and heritage’ of the Assamese
people. This is the Clause 6 of Assam Accord. Part of the Assam Accord that
came at the culmination of a movement against immigration from Bangladesh,
Clause 6 reads: “Constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards, as may
be appropriate, shall be provided to protect, preserve and promote the cultural,
social, linguistic identity and
heritage of the Assamese people.” For recognition as citizens, the Accord sets
March 24, 1971 as the cutoff. The immigrants up to the cutoff date would get all
rights as Indian citizens. Therefore, Clause 6 was inserted to safeguard the
socio-political rights and culture of the
“indigenous people of Assam”.