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SHRI BASU DEB ACHARIA : Mr. Swain, I am not yielding.

SHRI KHARABELA SWAIN : Sir, his own Governor had made that statement.

MR. SPEAKER: Nobody owns any Governor; he is the Governor of West Bengal.

SHRI BASU DEB ACHARIA : Will this constitute to ‘external aggression’ or can we call it ‘external aggression’? It is surprising, Sir, that the Supreme Court has come to this conclusion based on the report of the Governor that the situation of external aggression has arisen in Assam. What is the ground reality? There is insurgency in Assam. We know about ULFA (United Liberation Front of Assam). The members of ULFA are not illegal migrants. We know the economic backwardness of that region. Is it economically backward because of illegal migration? The Credit-Deposit Ratio is only 26 per cent in Assam, whereas in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and in Gujarat, it is more than 65 per cent. There are a number of States which are economically backward. Although Assam is having abundant natural mineral resources, it is still backward.

According to him, the problem of illegal migrants is linked with the problems of internal security. He was the Home Minister of our country. Had he felt such a thing during his tenure? I can recall that we initiated several discussions on internal security during his tenure but he never mentioned such a thing. So far as internal security is concerned, the danger comes from ULFA. Are they illegal migrants? The perception is that illegal migrants are helping the basic demographic composition in terms of religious affinity.