On 10th December, Assam observes “Swahid Divas (Martyr’s Day)” every year in remembrance of those who died during the Assam Movement demanding deportation of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. On this day in 1979, Khargeswar Talukdar had become the first martyr of the movement. Around 860 agitators had died during the 6-year-long protests led by All Assam Students Union (AASU) and All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad (AAGSP).

Notably, this tragic loss of life transpired due to the detrimental and brazen Muslim appeasement actions of Indian National Congress which governed the country for over 50 years since independence. The party ascended to power following the gruesome partition of the nation, in the name of representing the collective consciousness of a “secular” India. However, its extens

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