Assam
from
Agitation
to
Accord
By H.N.Rafiabadi
When
Mr.Rajiv Gandhi signed the Assam Accord,the nation believed the stormy days of agitation
were over.Unfortunately this was not so .This only provided a new basis for the turmoil to
continue.
In Assam from 'Agitation to Accord'.Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi has done a signal service by
presenting the lessor known side of the Assam Agitation;the disastrous implication of the
Accord on the state minorities,especially the Muslims.The first half of this investigation
details the background to the agitation ,makes the introduction to the Muslim predicament
in Assam and discuss the implication of the Accord. The fourth chapter present specific
instances of the misuse of the provision of the Accord.
In the second half of the book are reproduced the actual documents concerning Assam Accord
itself and the various reaction to its implication. Rafiabadi's study and analysis must
make the discerning reader wonder where we as an Indian heading for The accord between
Central Government and the Govt. of Assam the position of two million Muslims has been put
in the stake. Their lives culture civilisation and even survival are in danger. That
is why
the IOS has taken up this issue and made critical analysis of the issue.
Contents : Preface Introduction, Chapter I Background of the
Assam Agitation Chapter II Muslims in Assam -A brief Introduction Chapter
III Implications of "Assam Accord" Chapter IV Some
Practical Implications of the Accord Conclusion ,Appendices, Bibliography
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