Read the statements (A) and (R) and choose the correct option. Assertion (A) - In 1979 the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) led an anti-foreigner movement. Reason (R) - All outsiders who had entered the State after 1951 should be sent back.

Both the given statements (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). Important Points In 1979 the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), a students’ group not affiliated to any party, led an anti-foreigner movement. The movement was against illegal migrations , against domination of Bengalis and other outsiders, and against faulty voters’ register that included the names of lakhs of immigrants. The movement demanded that all outsiders who had entered the State after 1951 should be sent back. The agitation followed many novel methods and mobilised all sections of Assamese people , drawing support across the State. It also involved many tragic and violent incidents leading to loss of property and human lives. The movement also tried to blockade the movement of trains and the supply of oil from Assam to refineries in Bihar. Hence, we can conclude that both the given statements (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).