Caught in a legal crossfire, ECI faces dilemma on Assam’s voter list revision
The root of the ECI’s indecision lies in Assam’s unique and highly sensitive citizenship verification context.
The root of the ECI’s indecision lies in Assam’s unique and highly sensitive citizenship verification context.
The process of NRC update was started in Assam following a Supreme Court order in 2013 and since then, the top court has been closely monitoring the entire process.
Doubtful or ‘D’ voters are a category of voters in Assam whose citizenship is uncertain or under dispute.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said that those people whose names have been excluded from the proposed NRC would get an opportunity to file their appeals and be heard in the Foreigners' Tribunal.
