In Assam , the Assam Movement against illegal immigrants started as early as 1979 and ended in 1985 , led by All Assam Students Union . During this period of six long years of the historic movement as reported ' '' 855 ' '' ( later on ' '' 860 ' '' as submitted by AASU ) nos of peoples sacrificed their lives in the hope of an " Infiltration Free Assam " . They demanded was to put a stop on the influx of immigrants and deportation of those who have already settled . It gradually took violent form and ethnic violence started between Assamese and Bengalis , mostly Muslims . It eventually led to the infamous Nellie massacre in 1983 due to a controversy over the 1983 election . In 1985 the Indian Government signed the Assam Accord with the leaders of the agitation to stop the issue . As per the accord , India started building a fence along the Assam-Bangladesh border which is now almost complete . However , Assam also has a large number of genuine Indian Muslims . It is difficult to distinguish between illegal Bangladeshis and local Bengali speakers . In some cases , genuine Indian citizens have been discriminated Allegations exist that nationalist parties such as the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the Indian National Congress have discriminated against Bengali-speaking Muslims . On the other hand , in some places reports of Bangladeshis being able to secure Indian ration and voter identity cards have come out
Nellie massacre
Nellie massacre
Illegal immigration to India