Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The Assam Accord was a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) signed between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Movement.
2.Section 6A into the Citizenship Act, 1955 grant citizenship to Bangladeshi immigrants who entered into Assam after March 25, 1971.
Which of the statement(s) give above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation –
Statement 1 is correct. The Assam Accord is a significant political agreement signed on August 15, 1985, between the Government of India, the Government of Assam, and leaders of the All-Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and the All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad (AAGSP). It was a response to the Assam Movement, a six-year-long agitation demanding the detection and deportation of illegal immigrants in Assam, primarily from Bangladesh.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Section 6A does not grant citizenship to those who entered Assam after March 25, 1971. Instead, it mandates that such individuals be detected and deported. It is a special provision that was introduced following the Assam Accord of 1985.
Source: The Hindu
