Also called the Assam Movement, the Assam Agitation was a six-year movement against alleged illegal immigration (1979–85), spearheaded by the All Assam Students’ Union and aimed mostly against the growing number of migrants from Bangladesh. The movement was largely driven by concerns about cultural and linguistic identity, changing demographics, and political power, and it was a period of public agitation and communal violence in the state.
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