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The '''All Assam Bengali Youth Students Federation''' (Bengali:''Assam Bangali Yuvo Chatra Sangha'') also known as the '''All Assam Bengali Yuva Chatra Sangha''' is a [[Bengali Hindu]] [[student organization]] in [[Assam]] that has demanded constitutional protection for the 6.5 million ethnic [[Bengali Hindu]] people in the state.<ref name="sentinel3jan">{{cite news |title=Hindu Bengali youth body flays ‘government neglect’ |url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/ghy_city/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=59144&dtP=2011-04-08&ppr=1 |newspaper=The Sentinel |date=January 3, 2011 |access-date=June 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928210951/http://www.sentinelassam.com/ghy_city/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=59144&dtP=2011-04-08&ppr=1 |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

== History ==
"সারা আসাম বাঙালী যুব ছাত্র ফেডারেশন" was founded in 20th day of April in the year 1990.
In 2007, the Federation called a 12-hour statewide bandh to protest the delay in reconstituting the Linguistic Minority Development Board and release of funds. The bandh turned violent when the protesters blocked the traffic on National Highway 52.<ref name="tt03012007">{{cite news |title=Arson rerun during 12-hr Assam bandh |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070103/asp/guwahati/story_7213742.asp |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=January 3, 2007 |access-date=June 8, 2011}}</ref>

On 17 February, [[Digvijay Singh (politician)|Digvijay Singh]], the general secretary of the [[Indian National Congress]] labelled the [[Bengali Hindu]] refugees from [[Bangladesh]] as foreigners at an election rally in Mollaganj, in [[Karimganj]] district.<ref name="sentinel26feb">{{cite news |title=AABYSF lambasts Digvijay Singh for comments on Hindu-Bengalis |url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/state.php?sec=2&subsec=2&ppr=1&dtP=2011-02-26 |newspaper=The Sentinel |date=February 26, 2011 |access-date=June 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928211011/http://www.sentinelassam.com/state.php?sec=2&subsec=2&ppr=1&dtP=2011-02-26 |archive-date=2011-09-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Terming Digvijay Singh's statement irresponsible and provocative at the emergency executive meeting held on 21 February, the AABYSF decided to stage demonstrations at various parts of the State.<ref name="sentinel26feb"/> As a mark of protest, the AABYSF burnt the effigy of Digvijay Singh on 25 February at [[Sibsagar]] and [[Dibrugarh]].<ref name="sentinel26feb"/>

== Demands ==
The Federation has demanded that the State government must stop the harassment and deportation of about a million [[Bengali Hindu]]s who have been labelled as foreigners and detained in detention camps.<ref name="tt7mar">{{cite news |title=Different strokes on Hindu migrants |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110307/jsp/northeast/story_13675838.jsp |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=March 7, 2011 |access-date=June 8, 2011}}</ref><ref name="ht8mar">{{cite news |title=From Muslims, focus shifts to Hindu migrants |last=Karmakar |first=Rahul |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/From-Muslims-focus-shifts-to-Hindu-migrants/Article1-670987.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312085009/http://www.hindustantimes.com/From-Muslims-focus-shifts-to-Hindu-migrants/Article1-670987.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 12, 2011 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=March 8, 2011 |access-date=June 8, 2011}}</ref> The Federation has demanded the withdrawal of proceedings against the [[Bengali Hindu]]s pending in several tribunals and courts and insisted that they should be declared Indian citizens.<ref name="tribune4jan">{{cite news |title=CM help sought to protect Bengali Hindus |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jan0411/city05 |newspaper=The Assam Tribune |date=January 4, 2011 |access-date=June 8, 2011}}</ref> It has also demanded the restoration of constitutional rights of the 150,000 odd [[Bengali Hindu]] voters who have been categorized under D category.<ref name="sentinel3jan"/><ref name="sentinel26dec2010">{{cite news |title=Bengali youth body fumes over ‘neglect’ of Bengali-Hindus |url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/ghy_city/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=58178&dtP=2011-03-14&ppr=1 |newspaper=The Sentinel |date=December 26, 2010 |access-date=June 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928211021/http://www.sentinelassam.com/ghy_city/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=58178&dtP=2011-03-14&ppr=1 |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The Linguistic Minority Development Board in Assam has negligible [[Bengali Hindu]] representation. About 80% of the Board members are from the [[People of Nepal|Nepali]], [[Meitei people|Manipuri]], [[Bodo people|Bodo]], [[Rabha]] and the tea tribes. The AABYSF has demanded the dissolution of the Linguistic Minority Development Board and formation of a satellite council for the development of the [[Bengali Hindu]] people.<ref name="sentinel3jan"/>

Nirmal Kanti Seal is the present Working President of the Central Committee.

Dibrugarh district President Nirmal Kanti Seal, Secretary Bapi Sarkar, Health & Education Secretary Titu Kumar Seal.

The Bongaigaon district is led by the young hands of Samrat Bhowal, he is the President of Bongaigaon district & also the General Secretary of AABYSF. Along with him there are also others who is working for the welfare of the district, Bipul Roy is the advisor of AABYSF in the district. They both have helped many under privileged people in this regard along with all other members.

== References ==
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[[Category:Youth organisations based in India]]

All Assam Bengali Youth Students Federation - Revision history

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