New Delhi: The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) has filed multiple police complaints against former Planning Commission member and activist Syeda Hameed, demanding her arrest for “anti-Assam and communal statements”.
“FIRs have been registered against Syeda Hameed in 16 districts of Assam. We are demanding her arrest for her anti-Assam and communal statements,” Juyaur Rahman, AJP spokesperson was quoted as saying by Muslim Mirror. The Wire has learnt that these are complaints, as of the time of updating, and not FIRs, unlike what Rahman was quoted as having said.
Hameed was part of a civil society delegation in Assam that also included activist Harsh Mander, former Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah, lawyer Prashant Bhushan, and former Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jawahar Sircar.
The delegation had on August 23 visited Assam’s Goalpara where the Himanta Biswa Sarma government recently carried out evictions, earmarking an area for a proposed township in Borduar, raising concerns about land acquisition, the Indian Express reported. On Sunday (August 24) the delegation addressed a public meeting organised by the Assam Nagarik Sammilan chaired by Independent Rajya Sabha MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan.
After Hameed’s remarks stirred a storm, the Assam Nagarik Sammilan (ANS) issued a statement distancing itself and said that her remarks were her personal opinion.
“Our position on foreigners is absolutely clear. The Assam Accord is sacred. We demand the deportation of all who entered Assam after March 25, 1971, irrespective of religion. We also call for immediate implementation of the high-powered committee’s report on Clause 6 to safeguard the identity and rights of the Assamese and other indigenous communities,” a joint statement by leaders Ajit Kumar Bhuyan and Paresh Malakar said.
The Assam BJP issued a statement against Hameed and said that she should “accommodate” Bangladeshis “in her own home.”
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