Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that Assam has been witnessing demographic changes for a long time and welcomed the Centre’s decision to constitute a high-level committee to study the issue nationwide.
Amit Shah announced that the committee, headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar, will examine demographic changes across India arising from “illegal immigration and other unnatural causes.”
APSC Relevance: Demographic change, migration issues and internal security in Assam and Northeast India.

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