A series of violent clashes in Assam, India in January 1980, tied to the Assam Movement, in which most victims were Bengali-speaking Muslim (Miya) villagers and the Army was alleged to have committed atrocities against Assamese villagers. Through the 2020 snapshot, the opening named the event the North Kamrup massacre, describing it as part of the Bongal Kheda movement. Today the opening calls it the North Kamrup violence and carries the word massacre nowhere in it, though massacre survives five times in the body. A reader arriving now learns this was a series of violent incidents, and not that Wikipedia's own opening once named it a massacre.
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North Kamrup massacre is part of Bongal Kheda movement in Assam , India. In 1980, 3 January, violence broke out in Barikadanga village . Barikadanga village is about 10 miles from Nalbari . The violence was openly directed against linguistic, religio-linguistic, ethnic minorities of Assam and people opposed to the agitation. Contemporary writtings are also reflects that. The incident triggered by the death of a high school student, Dilip Huzuri, a member of the AASU , who went to spread anti-Bengali movement in Barikadanga village. That time there was a series of incidents in North Kamrup .1 Violation of Democratic Rights in India .
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Series of violent activities in Assam, 1980 North Kamrup violence was a series of violent activities in North Kamrup, Assam , on 4–5 January 1980 between those who supported the Assam Movement and those who opposed it.Triggered by the death of a high school student, a member of the AASU , it led to a series of attacks and counter-attacks between Assamese and immigrant villages leading to a curfew.According to the Citizenship Rights Preservation Committee, representing Bengali speaking people, the violence was directed against linguistic, religio-linguistic, ethnic minorities and members of the CPI, CPI(M) and CPI(ML) political parties who opposed the Assam Movement.Many of the victims were Miya and it is alleged that the Army committed atrocities on Assamese villagers during the curfew.This was the first reported large-scale group clash during the Assam Movement."The referred to the violence of North Kamrup on January 4-5, 1980." ( Nayar, Kannabiran & Tarkunde 1986 :114) Desai, Akshayakumar Ramanlal (1986). Violation of Democratic Rights in India . He was killed in a village inhabited my Muslims of East Bengal origin.His death resulted in a series of attacks and counter-attacks between Assamese and immigrant villages..." ( Kimura 2013 :69) "The violence according to [the Citizenship Rights Preservation Committee] was directed against linguistic, religio-linguistic, ethnic minorities and against the workers of the CPI, CPI(M) and CPI(ML) who opposed the agitation." ( Nayar, Kannabiran & Tarkunde 1986 :114) "Many of the victims were immigrants and it was alleged that the Army had committed atrocities on the Assamese villagers during the curfew under the auspices of carrying out an investigation." ( Kimura 2013 :69) "This was the first large-scale group clash reported during the movement." ( Kimura 2013 :69)
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Series of violent activities in Assam, 1980 The North Kamrup violence was a series of violent incidents in North Kamrup, Assam , on 4–5 January 1980 between those who supported the Assam Movement and those who opposed it. Triggered by the death of a high school student, a member of the AASU , it led to a series of attacks and counter-attacks between Assamese and immigrant villages leading to a curfew. According to the Citizenship Rights Preservation Committee, representing Bengali-speaking people, the violence was directed against linguistic, religio-linguistic, ethnic minorities and members of the CPI, CPI(M) and CPI(ML) political parties who opposed the Assam Movement. Many of the victims were Miya and it is alleged that the Army committed atrocities on Assamese villagers during the curfew. This was the first reported large-scale group clash during the Assam Movement. "The referred to the violence of North Kamrup on January 4-5, 1980." ( Nayar, Kannabiran & Tarkunde 1986 :114) Desai, Akshayakumar Ramanlal (1986). Violation of Democratic Rights in India . He was killed in a village inhabited my Muslims of East Bengal origin. His death resulted in a series of attacks and counter-attacks between Assamese and immigrant villages..." ( Kimura 2013 :69) "The violence according to [the Citizenship Rights Preservation Committee] was directed against linguistic, religio-linguistic, ethnic minorities and against the workers of the CPI, CPI(M) and CPI(ML) who opposed the agitation." ( Nayar, Kannabiran & Tarkunde 1986 :114) "Many of the victims were immigrants and it was alleged that the Army had committed atrocities on the Assamese villagers during the curfew under the auspices of carrying out an investigation." ( Kimura 2013 :69) "This was the first large-scale group clash reported during the movement." ( Kimura 2013 :69)
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part of bongal kheda movement in assam
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series of violent incidents in north kamrup
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