India, Nov. 25 -- The Assam government on Tuesday distributed the Tiwari Commission Report on the 1983 Nellie Massacre and the un-official report called Mehta Judicial Commission to all members in the state Assembly on the first day of the winter session.

The massacre, which took place on February 18, 1983, claimed more than 2,000 lives. Most of the victims were Bengali-speaking Muslims from Nellie and neighbouring villages in Morigaon district.

The violence erupted after the decision to proceed with Assembly elections, despite a call for a boycott by the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and the All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad (AAGSP), who were protesting alleged illegal immigration.

The attacks continued over seven hours, leaving near...