Rohingya Starting To Flee Into Assam

Facing genocide and endless state-led persecution the Rohingya population has been on the move in tremendous numbers in the past year. They have fled and sought refuge in neighboring countries; even taking perilous boat journeys. Now there are entering the Indian state of Assam in greater numbers as well.:

As persecuted Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar, some of them have also found their way into Assam. Official sources said that so far 28 Rohingya Muslims have been apprehended in Assam and they are currently being lodged in detention camps.

The six detention camps – Goalpara, Kokrajhar, Sibsagar, Dibrugarh, Jorhat and Tezpur – currently have 490 inmates, of which 163 are Hindus and 372 Muslims.

Meanwhile, the Assam government has sought some “clarification” from the Central government on the notification regularizing stay of minority migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh.

“The Central government has sent the notification to the State government. We have sought some clarifications before it can be implemented,” said a senior Home department official. Implementation of the notification would mean that the 163 Hindu migrants lodged in the detention camps would be set free.

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