Assam
Year: 1979/1983
target: Bengalis

The anti-Bangladeshi movement that started in Assam in 1979 originally had an “anti-Bengali” tone, which disappeared in two years. The protest against Bangladeshi migrants did not end despite the historic Assam Accord in August 1985. Over 1,800 persons of East Bengal/East Pakistan/Bangladesh origin were killed at Nellie on February 18, 1983, while over 700 volunteers of the All Assam Students’ Union and its allies were killed in police firing across the state.

Year: 1991-2000
Targets: Biharis, Marwaris

In 1991-2000, the ULFA launched an anti-Hindi-speaking campaign, killing over 200 Biharis and Marwaris. ULFA attacks on Hindi migrants, especially brick kiln workers and farm hands, is said to be at h behest of the ISI of Pakistan in order to create space for the Bangladeshi Muslim infiltrator.

Year: 2003/ 2006
Targets: Biharis

Two bouts of anti-Bihari violence in November 2003 and January 2006 left 50 and 100 people dead, respectively. The first was triggered when people from Bihar arrived for interviews to fill vacancies in the Northeast Frontier Railways and the AASU protested stridently. The ULFA instigated the attack on Biharis in the Upper Assam region. A number of houses of Bihari migrants were burnt down. The second round occurred with the ULFA killing over 100 people.

Year: 2007
Targets: Biharis

Nearly 30 Bihari agricultural labourers in the Karbi Anglong hill district were gunned down by the Karbi Longri National Liberation Front, a tribal outfit, in August 2007. At least 100 houses were burnt down.

Meghalaya
Year: 1987
Targets: Biharis, Nepalis

There were several rounds of “anti-outsider” movements. The first violent protests took place in 1987 when Biharis and Nepalis were attacked by the local tribal communities, especially the Khasis of the Khasi Hills region, who felt they were usurping the economic opportunities. Thousands were forced to flee.

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