Analysts say that the main cause of the clash between Bodo
tribals and immigrant Muslims 2012 was control over land. Kokrajhar and
Chirang were predominantly a Bodo tribal majority areas till nineties.
But there were migration of immigrant Muslims to the Gossaigaon sub
division areas in Kokrajhar district since beginning of nineties.
Immigrant Muslim population has increased exponentially in Gossaigaon sub division in last two decades.
Immigrant Muslims procured lands from many Bodos in Gossaigaon areas and outnumbered Bodos in many villages. Over a period of time, there were migrations of immigrant Muslims to Kokrajhar and Chirang town areas. These immigrant Muslims are mainly agricultural labourers and daily wage earners.
The control over land by immigrant Muslims in Bodo heartland and increasing population of immigrant Muslims in Kokrajhar and other districts of BTC created fear psychosis among Bodos.
(With inputs from agencies and Wikipedia)
Tension among Muslims and Non-Muslims have always prevailed in the region.
There are people of diverse tribes, communities living in the BTAD, and that's the fact. But accusing Bodos as involving in the process of ethnic cleansing was just a fabricated stories.
It is noteworthy to understanding that the BTAD comprises of villages of the tribal belts and blocks notified in the Chapter X of Assam land and revenue regulation, (1886 ALRR). In the exercise of powers conferred on it under section 160 and 161 of ALRR, the Govt. of Assam created as back as 1947-1948, Tribal belts and Tribal blocks and notified the people belonging to the communities viz. Bodo, Rabha, Lalung (Tiwa), Sonowal, Mishing,Kacharies, Santhals, Gurkas and Rajbanshi, making them eligible to reside in such belts and blocks. These belts and blocks were created on the basis of the predominant tribal population.
Considering the above fact, we can not consider Bodos’ involvement in the process of ethnic cleansing in BTAD.
*Now the question is "why tribal Bodos have become minority in their own land?". We need to think that, if the tribal population of tribe like Bodos in BTAD which mainly comprises tribal belts and blocks, has been reduced to less than 50%, it is very sure to that extend that there has been encroachment of immigrants in the villages situated within tribal belts and Blocks, of which the illegal immigrants from Bangladesh are the dominant proportion.
Now, the CBI, which was probing the 2012 ethnic riots in Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD), has named an Assam Police constable as the main culprit for fueling clashes in its final report, Mohibur Islam alias Ratul, the accused.
"Investigation in the case has revealed that Mohibur, a suspended police constable, had committed offenses of promoting enmity between different
Immigrant Muslim population has increased exponentially in Gossaigaon sub division in last two decades.
Immigrant Muslims procured lands from many Bodos in Gossaigaon areas and outnumbered Bodos in many villages. Over a period of time, there were migrations of immigrant Muslims to Kokrajhar and Chirang town areas. These immigrant Muslims are mainly agricultural labourers and daily wage earners.
The control over land by immigrant Muslims in Bodo heartland and increasing population of immigrant Muslims in Kokrajhar and other districts of BTC created fear psychosis among Bodos.
(With inputs from agencies and Wikipedia)
Tension among Muslims and Non-Muslims have always prevailed in the region.
There are people of diverse tribes, communities living in the BTAD, and that's the fact. But accusing Bodos as involving in the process of ethnic cleansing was just a fabricated stories.
It is noteworthy to understanding that the BTAD comprises of villages of the tribal belts and blocks notified in the Chapter X of Assam land and revenue regulation, (1886 ALRR). In the exercise of powers conferred on it under section 160 and 161 of ALRR, the Govt. of Assam created as back as 1947-1948, Tribal belts and Tribal blocks and notified the people belonging to the communities viz. Bodo, Rabha, Lalung (Tiwa), Sonowal, Mishing,Kacharies, Santhals, Gurkas and Rajbanshi, making them eligible to reside in such belts and blocks. These belts and blocks were created on the basis of the predominant tribal population.
Considering the above fact, we can not consider Bodos’ involvement in the process of ethnic cleansing in BTAD.
*Now the question is "why tribal Bodos have become minority in their own land?". We need to think that, if the tribal population of tribe like Bodos in BTAD which mainly comprises tribal belts and blocks, has been reduced to less than 50%, it is very sure to that extend that there has been encroachment of immigrants in the villages situated within tribal belts and Blocks, of which the illegal immigrants from Bangladesh are the dominant proportion.
Now, the CBI, which was probing the 2012 ethnic riots in Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD), has named an Assam Police constable as the main culprit for fueling clashes in its final report, Mohibur Islam alias Ratul, the accused.
"Investigation in the case has revealed that Mohibur, a suspended police constable, had committed offenses of promoting enmity between different
