Question

Why did AASU want to postpone a by election to the Lok Sabha?

Answer 1

The Assamese students, led by the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), demanded that the by-election to the Mangaldoi Lok Sabha constituency in 1978 be postponed. They raised this demand because, during the election process, it was observed that the number of registered voters had increased dramatically, which they believed indicated the inclusion of illegal immigrants in the electoral rolls. AASU demanded that the election be postponed until the names of these foreign nationals were deleted from the voter list.