New Delhi: The “Rights and Risks Analysis Group” (RRAG) in a press statement today stated that by excluding 1.9 million persons from the National Register of Citizens (NRC), India made the largest number of people ‘stateless’ in human history, followed by the declaration of about 9,75,000 descendents of Indian origin Tamils or the Upcountry Tamils as […]
NDTVPUBLISHED ON: AUGUST 29, 2019 It has now been well over a year since the activists arrested after the Bhima Koregaon violence were put in jail, apparently because they conspired to attack the Prime Minister or lead Maoist terror attacks. For one year all of these activists – scholars, lawyers, teachers and others – have […]
The New Indian Express 29 August 2019 The National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is being updated based on March 24, 1971 as the cut-off date. GUWAHATI: Assam had the lowest average decadal population growth rate of 20.90 per cent in the Northeast from 1971 to 2011, said a Rights body and Risks Analysis […]
By – Suhas Chakma, Director, RRAG The National Register of Citizens (NRC) had provisionally identified over 4.1 million people as alleged foreigners as on 26 June 2019. As the final NRC of Assam is scheduled to be released on 31.08.2019, the most pertinent question is how serious is the influx of the foreigners in Assam, […]
1. Introduction There is no escape from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and every resident of Assam must mandatorily participate if they seek to be identified as citizens of India. The State Coordinator of the NRC, Assam under the supervision of the Supreme Court of India has been preparing the controversial NRC […]
New Delhi: The Rights & Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) today urged the Coordinator of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Mr Prateek Hajela to withdraw re-verification notices issued to fully comply with the Supreme Court order on 13.08.2019 in which the apex court stated that “The entire NRC exercise having been performed …. cannot now be ordered […]
NEWS18 / Published on 06 August 2019 Thousands appeared for reverification hearings on Monday in Golaghat from Sontoli, Kalatoli, Hatisolapam and adjoining villages under the Goroimari circle in Assam. Guwahati: Anwar Hussain waited from early morning for his turn at a Nagrik Seva Kendra (NSK) in Golaghat district where he was urgently summoned for a reverification […]
The Sentinel Published on August 3, 2019 NEW DELHI: Director of the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RAAG) Suhas Chakma on Friday stated that the release of the district-wise draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) data by the Government of Assam on Thursday before the State Assembly constitutes contempt of court as the Supreme Court had […]
Assam Tribune By Staff Reporter Published on 03 August 2019 GUWAHATI, Aug 2 – Director of the New Delhi-based Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RAAG) Suhas Chakma today stated that the release of the district-wise draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) data by the Government of Assam yesterday in the State Assembly constitutes contempt of […]
The Economic Times BY BIKASH SINGH , ET BUREAU | AUG 03, 2019 Guwahati: Leader of opposition in Assam legislative assembly and congress leader, Debabrata Saikia said that Assam government has done contempt of Supreme Court by placing district wise data of draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) published last year in the floor of the house. Saikia […]