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Muslim Voter Inflation in Assam: Are illegal infiltrated Bangladeshis being legalised

Guwahati : The final electoral roll published by the Election
Commission of India (ECI) on Friday has revealed that there is an
increase of voters in the religious minority (Muslims) dominated
areas of the State. It is interesting to observe that, the Muslim
dominated Barpeta district in Assam has seen highest 4.97 per cent
increase in voters in the State, which is highest in the State.
In Barpeta district, Baghpor Assembly Constituency witnessed 8.65
per cent increase in the number of voters compared to the draft
electoral roll.
The final electoral roll published by the Election Commission of
India (ECI) on Friday has revealed this interesting fact relating
to the number of voters in Assam.
Assam’s electoral roll showing voters inflation signals. According
to the final electoral roll, the total number of voters in Assam is
1,85, 62145. Out of which 9593899 are males and 8968246 are
females. As per the draft electoral roll, the number of total
voters in the State is 1,81,60423.
The total number of voters increased in the final electoral roll is
401722 and the increase is 2.21 per cent in comparison to the draft
electoral roll.
Other Assembly constituencies in Barpeta district like Jonia,
Barpeta, Sarukhetri, Chenga, Bhabanipur and Patacharkuchi have
witnessed rise in numbers of voters at the rates of 7.63 per cent,
6.41 per cent, 4.68 per cent, 4.43 per cent, 4.70 per cent, 1.64
per cent and 1.36 per cent respectively.
Assembly Constituency wise, Majuli, the world’s largest river
island in Jorhat district, has recorded 2.15 per cent decrease in
number of voters, which is the lowest in the State.
It is also interesting that the Sivasagar district, land of the
indigenous Assamese (Hindu) population, has seen the decrease in
number of voters in the final electoral roll. The percentage of
decrease in voters in Sivasagar district is also the lowest in
Assam.
According to the final electoral roll, there is 0.13 per overall
decrease in the number of voters in Sivasagar district – minus 1.76
per cent in Sivasagar Assembly Constituency, minus 0.56 per cent in
Thowra, minus 0.16 per cent in Amguri, 0.71 per cent in Nazira,
0.68 per cent in Mahmara and 0.39 per cent in Sonari.
Besides Sivasagar, other districts of Assam have witnessed increase
in the number of voters. There is 2.58 per cent increase in voters
in Cachar district, 2.89 per cent in Karimganj district, 3.38 per
cent in Hailakandi district, 1.12 per cent in Dima Hasao district,
2.21 per cent in Diphu, 2.91 per cent in Dhubri district, 2.61 per
cent in Kokrajhar district, 2.89 per cent in Bongaigaon district,
4.24 per cent in Goalpara district, 2.34 per cent in Kamrup (rural)
district, 1.75 per cent in Kamrup (metro) district and 1.37 per
cent in Nalbari district.
The districts of Udalguri, Darrang, Sonitpur, Morigaon,
Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh and
Tinsukia have also witnessed rise in number of voters at
the rates of 1.82 per cent, 2.44 per cent, 1.43 per cent, 1.78 per
cent, 2.38 per cent, 1.38 per cent, 0.25 per cent, 2.97 per cent,
1.78 per cent, 1.08 per cent and 1.69 per cent respectively.
The provisional 2011 Census report for the state released in March
2011 had stated Assam’s population is now 3,11,69,272 registering
an increase of 45,13,744 in the last 10 years. The population
growth in the state during 1991-2001 was 18.92 per cent, according
to the report. The 2001-11 decadel increase has been 16.93 per
cent.
It is noteworthy that the highest growth of population at 24.40 per
cent was in Dhubri district bordering
Bangladesh.
Last year the BJP had raised the issue of abnormal rise in the
number of voters in Assam in the 2010 electoral rolls to the Chief
Election commissioner. It was argued that while the rise in voters
at the national level is 1.6 per cent, it is 16 per cent in Assam.
BJP had demanded to delete the names of illegal Bangladeshis from
the voters list of Assam, to prepare a correct voters list before
the 2011 Assembly election in Assam.
In 2011 polls, the Congress registered an unexpectedly huge victory
by winning 78 of 126 seats of Assam Assembly. Tarun Gogoi has
returned to power for his third consecutive term.
It was said that the poll outcome must primarily be attributed to
the Muslim-backed AIUDF succeeded in doubling its strength from 9
to 18. The AIUDF gained overwhelmingly in the immigrant Muslim
dominated areas of lower Assam where the party’s strength grew from
3 in 2006 to 13 in 2011.
Now, the question that has to be asked is what are very the reasons
in the increase of voters in the religious minority (Muslims)
dominated areas of the State and also how Muslim dominated Barpeta
district in Assam has seen highest 4.97 per cent increase in
voters.
In this spectrum, the report on ‘Illegal Migration into
Assam’ prepared by General S K Sinha in year 2008 throws
light on this issue. The report states that, “The dangerous
consequences of large scale illegal migration from Bangladesh, both
for the people of Assam and more for the Nation as a whole, need to
be emphatically stressed. No misconceived and mistaken notions of
secularism should be allowed to come in the way of doing so. As a
result of population movement from Bangladesh, the spectre looms
large of the indigenous people of Assam being reduced to a minority
in their home State. Their cultural survival will be in jeopardy,
their political control will be weakened and their employment
opportunities will be undermined.”
He reports further comments, “The silent and invidious
demographic invasion of Assam may result in the loss of the
geostrategically vital districts of Lower Assam. The influx of
these illegal migrants is turning these districts into a Muslim
majority region”.
The rise in voter percentage in Assam, especially of Muslims,
suggests that the comments made by Gen. S K Sinha is becoming a
reality in Assam.
The report further comments that, “It will then only be a matter of
time when a demand for their merger with Bangladesh may be made.
The rapid growth of international Islamic fundamentalism may
provide the driving force for this demand. In this context, it is
pertinent that Bangladesh has long discarded secularism and has
chosen to become an Islamic State. Loss of Lower Assam will sever
the entire land mass of the North East, from the rest of India and
the rich natural resources of that region will be lost to the
Nation.”
Muslim population of Assam has shown a rise of 77.42% in 1991 from
what it was in 1971. Hindu population has risen by nearly 41.89% in
this period.
Muslim population in Assam has risen from 24.68% in 1951 to 28.42%
in 1991. As per 1991 census, four districts (Dhubri, Goalpara,
Barpeta and Hailakandi) have become Muslim majority districts. Two
more districts (Nowgaon and Karimganj) should have become so by
1998 and one district (Morigaon) is fast approaching this
population.
Gen S K Sinha has also revealed that it is also Pakistan's ISI has
been active in Bangladesh supporting militant movements in Assam.
Muslim militant organisations have mushroomed in Assam and there
are reports of some 50 Assamese Muslim youth having gone for
training to Afghanistan and Kashmir.
It seems that the much debated trend in Assam, of ‘First rise in
Muslim population by infiltration from Bangladesh and then convert
them into Voters (legal Citizen of India and politically strong
minority)’, is coming into reality and taking a larger turn
now.
Whether this reality will be instrumental in direct or indirect
assault on the national, cultural and demographic integrity
structure of India, is the question that needs to be discussed
right now!
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