What's next for Assam's four million ‘stateless’?
327 views · Published 3 August 2018 · 17:33 · Indexed 25 September 2026
Channel: The Newsmakers · 2018 · People & Blogs
The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a list of people who can demonstrate they came to the Indian state of Assam before Bangladesh announced independence in 1971. But what will happen to the four million who've been excluded? And what's behind the ruling party's push to identify 'illegal immigrants'? Guests Arun Kumar Gupta – State spokesman for India’s ruling BJP Abdul Kalam Azad – Human rights researcher based in Assam Rana Ayyub – Journalist Subscribe: http://trt.world/TheNewsmakers Livestream: http://trt.world/ytlive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNewsMakersOnTRTWorld Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_Newsmakers Instagram: http://trt.world/instagram Visit our website: http://trt.world
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