Assam Agitation

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The Assam Agitation (or Assam Movement) was a popular movement in Assam between 1979 and 1985 against illegal immigrants. The movement, led by All Assam Students Union and the All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad, set an agitational program to compel the government to identify and expel the illegal immigrants. The agitational programs were largely non-violent, but there were incidents of acute violence, like the Nellie Massacre. The agitational program ended in 1985 following the Assam Accord that was signed between the agitation leaders and the Government of India.

The agitation leaders formed a political party, Asom Gana Parishad, which came to power in the state of Assam in the elections of 1985.

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