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Hurting Indians without papers, Daily News & Analysis

The National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam published on August 31 has excluded over 19 lakh people. Though the details are yet unknown, about one lakh Nepalis, an equal number of Scheduled Tribes, who are the original inhabitants of Assam, and over 10 lakh Bengali Hindus have been excluded from the NRC. The remaining […]

Assam: The Citizenship Question, NDTV

NDTV PUBLISHED ON: JULY 29, 2018 In less than 24 hours, the Assam government will release the National Register of Citizens, a register that proposes to identify valid Indian citizens and those that the government deems as illegal immigrants. It’s a move that will likely have a profound impact in the lives of millions in […]

NRC data release stokes fire, The Telegraph

Congress, rights body flay Dispur move The Telegraph Published 3.08.19 By A Staff Reporter in Guwahati Dispur has triggered a controversy by revealing “sensitive” district-wise break-up of people not included in the complete draft NRC published last year.The Congress and a rights group, Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RAAG), on Friday said the revelation of the data by […]