4
Crore Bangladeshis have illegally sneaked into Manipur, Mizoram,
Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura too. They are marrying the
local girls of influential people and are thus getting protection from
their in-laws’ families. Now, the new generation of Muslims, i.e. the
Janjati Muslims, is growing. They give Muslim names to their children
but the clan remains that of local wives, like Saidullah Ningrum, Azad
Lingdoh (Khasi Muslims), Nizamuddin Semia, Akram Semia (Naga Muslims),
Shahabuddin Chowdhury, Akbar Laskar (Assamese Muslims) and others. In
Assam, Muslims are using Assamese surnames like Hazarika, Barbhuian,
Bargohain, Bhuiyan, Bora, Gohain and others. There are Meitei Muslims
too in Manipur. (Maiti are Hindu Descedants of Arjuna)
DIMAPUR DEN OF BANGLADESHI MUSLIMS
In
Nagaland, the Muslim menace is more serious. Dimapur has become the den
of these Bangladeshi Muslims. They constitute the leading labour force
in the agriculture sector owned by the Naga community. The majority of
rickshaw-pullers, auto-drivers and other manual labourers is now of
Bangladeshi Muslims. This has given rise to robbery, theft, illegal
trafficking of narcotic drugs and liquor, smuggling of pornographic
films and vulgar literature and an unprecedented rise in crime, flesh
trade and prostitution.
The
Nagaland state capital, Kohima, has become the second biggest haven for
the illegal migrant Bangla Deshis who occupy most of the shops in the
main market, P.R. Hills and other localities. They marry Angami girls
and become sons-in-law of the Naga people.Similarly, all the district
areas such as Mokokchung, are infested with them. They are sneaking into
the interiors of Nagaland. Some years before, the students´
bodies had agitated against these foreigner Bangla Deshis.
But
the agitation was silently withdrawn reportedly due to threats from
Bangladesh that the Government of Bangladesh would demolish all the
camps of Naga undergrounds established in the territory of that country
if the Bangladeshi Muslims were harassed in Nagaland. On seeing this
unprecedented growth of Bangla Deshi population in Nagaland, S.C. Jamir,
the then Chief Minister, once stated, “Bangla Deshis are breeding like
mosquitoes in Nagaland.”
As
a result of such illegal migration of Bangladeshi Muslims and their
nuptial ties with the local Naga girls, a new community called Semiya or
Sumias has already emerged in the state. Their number is estimated to
be several thousand. The concentration of the Semiyas is the highest in
Dimapur and Kohima districts respectively. There are fears among many
that the voters’ list might have been doctored to accommodate the
Semiyas as well other immigrants. The result of such immigration is
gradually being felt in the state.
According
to a Dimapur-based newspaper, on any Muslim religious day at least half
of the shops in Kohima and some 75 per cent in Dimapur remain closed.
It is also a fact that control over business establishments is fast
receding from the hands of the locals. A recent survey conducted by the
state directorate of Agriculture showed that 71.73 per cent of the total
business establishments are being controlled and run by
non-locals.
Poor Vigil On North East BanglaDesh Border
Currently,
70 BSF battalions (100,000 troops)are deployed along the
Indo-Bangladesh border. In order to facilitate more effective vigil
along the frontier with Bangladesh, distance between two BoPs will be
reduced & new BoPs will be set up along the Bangladesh border in the
North East. Slow moving BSF & Home Ministry has not been able to
construct border fence for last 10 years .
Some
years ago it was promised by the BSF that terrorists would be
stopped at the Bangla Desh border. We are yet to see that day. Over 4
crore BANGLADESHI have infiltrated into India showing
ineffectiveness of BSF. They are now hoping to complete fence by
2013.The Home Ministry & state governments& BSF needs to be held
responsible for jeopardizing national security by letting in 4 crore
Bangla Deshi.
Bangladesh: Hope For Better Future?
The
Awami League has traditionally been friendlier towards India than the
BNP of Begum Khalida Zia. India has an opportunity to settle the
outstanding bilateral issues with Bangladesh during the tenure of the
present government.
Our
key concerns remain the Indian Insurgent Groups(IIG's) presence in
Bangladesh, continuing illegal migration from Bangladesh which has
resulted in the alteration of demographic balance in the North East; the
lack of transit facilities through Bangladesh to the North East, the
involvement of HuJI cadres in terrorist incidents in India, anti-India
mindset of some political parties including the BNP and JI, etc.
India's
effort should be to walk the extra mile in resolving the outstanding
issues with Bangladesh during the tenure of the Awami League government.
We should consider the genuine concerns of the Bangladeshi government
on trade and non-tariff barriers. We should also enhance military to
military contacts. We must initiate steps to and settle the land and
maritime borders early. There is, however, a need to be cautious on
water-sharing issues as India also has genuine concerns on water
security.
The
Bangladeshi government needs to be persuaded to take action against the
IIGs based on their soil as well as the Islamic fundamentalists. We
should deal with the illegal migration problem ourselves by
strengthening the border fence, issuing identity cards to the Indian
population on the border and by issuing work permits to economic
migrants. No government in Bangladesh including the Awami League led
government can openly display a positive stance towards India.
Therefore,
we will have to be sensitive in dealing with Bangladesh. Needless to
say, the moment is ripe to take effective counter-measures against
cross-border jihadi terrorism that is afflicting both India and
Bangladesh
IN THIRD PART WE WILL TALK ABOUT CHITA GONG ARMS HAUL IN BANGLADESH TO DESTABILISE INDIA
Hemant Mahajan