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

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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


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