Nrc Series

Of no fixed abode: Former RSS functionary Santanu Naik, left out of NRC, says he can't think of living anywhere but in Assam

Santanu Naik, a former RSS member, said he had submitted documents which prove his father as a voter in Assam, but his name was not in the NRC final draft.

Of no fixed abode: Off NRC after living in Assam for 100 years, teacher's family says govt harassing genuine citizens

Reba Chakraborty Deb, 71, and her son Suhartta are extremely dissatisfied with the NRC process as their names have been excluded from the final draft released on 30 July despite the fact that their family has lived in Assam for over 100 years

Of no fixed abode: Former ward commissioner from Bongaigaon, left out of NRC, intends to fight for 'genuine citizens'

"Could I have held an elected post if I was not a citizen of this country?” says former ward commissioner Samrat Bhowal, his voice choking with emotion.

Of no fixed abode: Silchar woman now 'officially' a citizen, but earlier detention over misspelt name continues to haunt her

Though elated to have been named in the final draft of NRC, Suchandra Goswami shudders to remember the days she spent in a detention centre in Silchar. "Three days seemed like three years in the cell," she says.

NRC in Assam: India ignored 'Atithi Devo Bhava' tradition, 'Hindu humanity' in citizenship verification process

Even if someone is the child or grandchild of a Bangladeshi or even a Bangladeshi migrant themselves, then so what? My culture and my religion tells me that I must treat them with humanity. I don't think we are showing this Hindu humanity in the process of NRC, writes Aakar Patel

Of no fixed abode: Named in first NRC, missing in final draft, former MLA claims he was left out 'intentionally'

Two-time MLA Ataur Rahman Mazarbhuiya, whose name has gone missing from the final draft of the NRC, caims RSS pressurised NRC co-ordinator Prateek Hajela to come up with new rules which would help exclude more Muslims

Of no fixed abode: Assam NRC turns Jorhat's oldest bookstore owner into a 'foreigner' overnight

It must be noted here that people who came to Assam before 24th March 1971 are being considered as Indian citizen according to Assam Accord. The legacy data document is a type of proof that you can claim to prove your citizenship.