The All Assam Bengali Youth Students Federation ( bn, সারা আসাম বাঙালী যুব-ছাত্র ফেডারেশন, translit=Śara Aśam Baṇalī Yuvô-Chatrô Feḍareśôn) also known as the All Assam Bengali Yuva Chatra Sangha is a
Bengali Hindu student organization in
Assam that has demanded constitutional protection for the 6.5 million ethnic
Bengali Hindu people in the state.
History
The AABYSF was founded on 20 April 1990. In 2007, the Federation called a 12-hour statewide bandh to protest the delay in reconstituting the Linguistic Minority Development Board and release of funds. The bandh turned violent when the protesters blocked the traffic on National Highway 52.
On 17 February,
Digvijay Singh, the general secretary of the
Indian National Congress labelled the
Bengali Hindu refugees from
Bangladesh as foreigners at an election rally in Mollaganj, in
Karimganj district.
Terming Digvijay Singh's statement irresponsible and provocative at the emergency executive meeting held on 21 February, the AABYSF decided to stage demonstrations at various parts of the State.
As a mark of protest, the AABYSF burnt the effigy of Digvijay Singh on 25 February at
Sibsagar and
Dibrugarh.
Demands
The Federation has demanded that the State government must stop the harassment and deportation of about a million
Bengali Hindus who have been labelled as foreigners and detained in detention camps.
The Federation has demanded the withdrawal of proceedings against the
Bengali Hindus pending in several tribunals and courts and insisted that they should be declared Indian citizens.
It has also demanded the restoration of constitutional rights of the 150,000 odd
Bengali Hindu voters who have been categorized under D category.
The Linguistic Minority Development Board in Assam has negligible
Bengali Hindu representation. About 80% of the Board members are from the
Nepali
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Concerning Nepal
* Anything of, from, or related to Nepal
* Nepali people, citizens of Nepal
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Manipuri,
Bodo Bodo may refer to:
Ethnicity
* Boro people, an ethno-linguistic group mainly from Northwest Assam, India
* Bodo-Kachari people, an umbrella group from Nepal, India and Bangladesh that includes the Bodo people
Culture and language
* Boro cu ...
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Rabha
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and the tea tribes. The AABYSF has demanded the dissolution of the Linguistic Minority Development Board and formation of a satellite council for the development of the
Bengali Hindu people.
Nirmal Kanti Seal is the present Working President of the Central Committee.
Dibrugarh district President Nirmal Kanti Seal, Secretary Bapi Sarkar, Health & Education Secretary Titu Kumar Seal.
The Bongaigaon district is led by the young hands of Samrat Bhowal, he is the President of Bongaigaon district & also the General Secretary of AABYSF. Along with him there are also others who is working for the welfare of the district, Bipul Roy is the advisor of AABYSF in the district. They both have helped many under privileged people in this regard along with all other members.
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Youth organisations based in India