The draft Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016, as circulated by the Joint Parliamentary Committee and currently under a process of consultation with stakeholders, has created a murky situation in Assam. It has heightened the fear of demographic swamping by would-be legitimised Hindu Bangladeshis who came to Assam after 1971. Centering this fear and anxiety among Assam’s …
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November 14, 2016