Assam NRC: A history of violence and persecution with absolute impunity

The legacy of anti-immigrant sentiment in public sphere for more than a century needs due consideration along with the colonial policies and schemes

In a three year-long project, more than 55,000 officials performed the herculean task of examining the citizenship status of more than 31 million people living in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam. On July 30, 2018, the National Register of Citizens (NRC) published the final draft excluding more than four million people out of the list, keeping them on the verge of losing their citizenship and effectively making them stateless. However, the NRC authorities have assured that they would be provided with sufficient opportunity to prove their citizenship during the claim and objection process.

There is a huge uproar among