News from Assam

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After violent eviction, Assam residents now stare at deletion of names from voter list

This is a rare instance of authorities purging the electoral roll of those turned homeless by a demolition drive. Over 1,000 voters are likely to be affected.

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Why Assam’s detention centre is filling up again

A Gauhati High Court order and Chief Minister Himanta Sarma’s strident campaign in Jharkhand is behind the renewed crackdown, say lawyers and activists.

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Assam: Journalist arrested after questioning bank official about alleged financial irregularities

Dilwar Hussain Mozumdar, a journalist with a digital news portal, was covering a protest to demand an inquiry into the alleged mismanagement.

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They were officially declared ‘indigenous’ to Assam. Then they were asked to prove their citizenship

Over the last year, many Desi Muslims in Lower Assam have got legal notices in decades-old cases, asking them to appear before foreigners tribunals.

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Assam CM Himanta Biswa: Assamese to be official language for all Govt. communications in state

Assam Chief Minister mandates Assamese as official language, with exceptions for Bengali, Bodo, and English in specific cases.

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How Rohingyas were expelled from Assam detention centre, despite their pleas pending in court

The inmates have been “pushed back” into Bangladesh, said the chief minister. Lawyers said the deportation underlined how vulnerable refugees are in India.

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Assam official blows whistle on illegal mining in Kaziranga, fears state ‘action’ and ‘mafia’

After seeking reports, the SC’s Central Empowered Committee points to insufficient state action despite a 2019 ban on such activities.

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How Due Process Has Been Discarded To Deport Bengali Speaking Muslims In Assam

As the BJP government of chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Assam plans to deport 63 Bengali speaking Muslims declared to be foreigners, Article 14 found that at least eight were declared foreigners by tribunals without hearing them, and at least seven were declared foreigners despite...

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