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What Next For The 40 Lakh Left Out In Assam Citizen’s List?, NDTV

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PUBLISHED ON: AUGUST 4, 2018

The final draft of the National Register of Citizens released in Assam has left 40 lakh people in limbo about the status of their citizenship. This week, the NRC also dominated the discourse in parliament with BJP president Amit Shah asking all parties to clarify their stand on illegal immigrants. Citizenship for Bangladeshi immigrants has become a political hot potato in the context of the already existing polarisation in the country. In this episode of The Big Fight, we discuss, what next for those who are not able to prove their citizenship over the next three months.

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