Toward the end of 1982 the central government called elections , and the Assam Movement called for people to boycott them . This resulted in the 1983 Nellie massacre , described by Antara Datta , as one of the largest and most severe pogroms since the Second World War . Previously , the All Assam Students Union ( AASU ) had emphasised economic reasons for the protests and had employed only nonviolent methods . The Nellie massacre , a result of a buildup of resentment over immigration , claimed the lives of at least 2,191 people , though unofficial figures run to more than 5,000 . No investigation of the incident has ever been launched . The AASU denied any involvement in the massacre , and since then there have been no instances of communal violence in Upper Assam
Nellie massacre
Nellie massacre
Bangladeshis in India