NRC: Over 19 lakh lose citizenship
THE ASIAN AGE WITH AGENCY INPUTS
Published : Aug 30, 2019, 2:01 pm IST
Updated : Aug 22, 2020, 6:20 pm IST
Villagers check their names in the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) at an NRC center in Buraburi village, in Morigaon district, in the northeastern Indian stat of Assam, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. (Photo: AP)
Villagers check their names in the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) at an NRC center in Buraburi village, in Morigaon district, in the northeastern Indian stat of Assam, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. (Photo: AP)
A villager arrives to check his name in the final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) at an NRC center in Buraburi village, in Morigaon district, in the northeastern Indian stat of Assam, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. (Photo: AP)
Villagers arrive to check their names in the final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) at an NRC center in Buraburi village, in Morigaon district, in the northeastern Indian stat of Assam, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. (Photo: AP)
A person shows his name on a sheet collected from the National Register of Citizens draft center in Mayoung, Assam. (Photo: AP)
People standing in long queues in different parts of Assam to get their names listed on the NRC. (Photo: AP)
In this August 27, 2019, photo, retired Indian Army officer Mohammad Sanaullah, 53, who was declared an illegal immigrant and detained, shows a photograph of his army unit at his residence in Gauhati, India. (Photo: AP)
In this August 28, 2019, photo, Halimun Nessa, 32, stands with her children and displays a photograph of her husband Rahim Ali, who committed suicide the day before his children were to appear in front of a National Register of Citizens tribunal, in Barpeta, in India's northeastern state of Assam. (Photo: AP)
In this August 28, 2019, photo, people wait at the Foreigner's Tribunal office in Barpeta, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. (Photo: AP)
People holding documents to prove their nationality. (Photo: AP)
The fate of thousands of people to be decided tomorrow as the final NRC list is scheduled to be released. (Photo: PTI)
Religious leaders and activists form a human chain in solidarity with those affected by the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the northeastern state of Assam, in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (Photo: AP)