One year after the #AssamNRC, what is the fate of the 19 lakh excluded? @TeestaSetalvad in conversation with @alijamser #CJPforAssam facebook.com/cjpindia/video…
.@alijamser says that after a six year long process involving thousands of government employees, the 19 lakh plus people excluded from the #AssamNRC are yet to be given the reason for their exclusion #CJPforAssam
.@alijamser says that despite this being a Supreme Court monitored process and the fact that is was based on government documents, the Registrar General of India (RGI) is yet to issue notification accepting the #AssamNRC #CJPforAssam
.@alijamser says that unless the #AssamNRC is accepted and the 3 crore 11 lakh people included in it are accepted as valid inclusions, the matter of 19 lakh exclusions cannot be addressed. #CJPforAssam
.@alijamser says that exclusion from #AssamNRC is affecting day to day life of people in Assam; they cannot buy land, cannot apply for gov't jobs or schemes, they can't even get Aadhaar cards! #CJPforAssam
.@alijamser There are several cases where children's names have been included in #AssamNRC but names of their parents or grand-parents have been excluded! In many cases names of siblings and family members, of people included in the list, have been left out! #CJPforAssam
.@alijamser Names of many people from tribal communities, Adivasis and over 1,10,000 Gorkha people have been excluded from the #AssamNRC Over two-thirds of people excluded from the list are women! #CJPforAssam
.@alijamser These discrepancies need to be addressed urgently by the #AssamNRC and Assam gov't. #CJPforAssam
.@alijamser In what is truly cruel, Assam Border police is serving Foreigner Notices even amidst the ongoing #COVID19 pandemic! #CJPforAssam
.@TeestaSetalvad Our team on the ground in Assam has discovered that even in the aftermath of the devastating floods in Assam, Foreigner Notices were being sent via Whatsapp to people in flood affected areas! #CJPforAssam
.@TeestaSetalvad The NRC process, the Foreigners Notices and all related processes should be put on hold till the discrepancies are settled, and more importantly should not take place during the Covid-19 pandemic. #CJPforAssam
.@alijamser Bus fares have trebled due to the social distancing requirements in public transport. How can people from impoverished backgrounds afford to travel to Foreigners' Tribunals to defend their citizenship? #CJPforAssam
.@alijamser In Tinsukia district, in a constituency named Margarita, 98 percent of the D Voters are actually people of Nepali descent. Questioning their citizenship and snatching away their voting rights, is to violate the provisions of Indo-Nepal Friendship Treaty! #CJPforAssam
.@TeestaSetalvad We must first resolve the discrepancies in the #AssamNRC and no further processes should take place during the #COVID19 pandemic. #CJPforAssam
.@alijamser An orphan girl Suro Devi who was discovered as a newborn in 1962 and raised by a Dalit woman, has no records or documents identifying her birth parents. Now her citizenship is in jeopardy. Is this justice? Where is our compassion? #CJPforAssam
.@TeestaSetalvad At CJP we are committed to helping genuine Indian citizens. We ensure that we get documents and testimonies from relevant authorities. #CJPforAssam
