NRC update: Policy for those found non-citizens in Assam still undecided

Even as the Centre is quiet on the policy and the Assam Accord suggests disenfranchisement of 'foreigners' for ten years, experts offer solutions like work permits and protective legislation

The Supreme Court of India has fixed December 31 as the deadline for publication of the draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC).

The time is not far when the final updated NRC for the state would be complete, keeping with the spirit and word of the Assam Accord, 1985. As per the Accord, anyone residing in Assam who can’t prove citizenship or family lineage in the state prior to the midnight of March 24, 1971, would lose their Indian status.

This leads to the question: What would be the policy for those found to