Answer the questions based on the following image:
In which of the following state did the political leader (in the above picture) reach an agreement with the students' union?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Assam
Rajiv Gandhi reached agreements with militants in Punjab and Mizoram and with the students’ union in Assam: his government negotiated with the leaders of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and signed the Assam accord in 1985.
NCERT (2026-27): “Movements against outsiders … Eventually after six years of turmoil, the Rajiv Gandhi-led government entered into negotiations with the AASU leaders, leading to the signing of an accord in 1985. According to this agreement those foreigners who migrated into Assam during and after Bangladesh war and since, were to be identified and deported. With the successful completion of the movement, the AASU and the Asom Gana Sangram Parishad organised themselves as a regional political party called Asom Gana Parishad (AGP).…”
NCERT (2026-27), Rajiv Gandhi, chapter ‘Regional Aspirations’: Rajiv Gandhi … reached agreements with militants in Punjab, Mizoram and the students’ union in Assam |
