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Form-7 and the Politics of Exclusion: How Assam’s voter revision has become a battleground
From mass objections in Sribhumi to legal notices by affected voters, the Special Revision has triggered alarm over the misuse of electoral procedures
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Assam CM and BJP state president blame Muslims for defeat, call them ‘communal group’
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP State President Bhabesh Kalita have called Muslims of Assam ‘communal’, saying that ‘some’ voted as a communal group in Dhubri where Congress’ candidate Rakibul Hussain won.
Ground report: Protests erupt in Assam after portrayal of Muslims as criminals in rally by Bodoland University
Protests have arisen after a cultural procession organised by its Department of Geography at the Bodoland University in Kokrajhar, Assam had depicted Muslims as criminals in their rally. Protestors demand an investigation, say student statement is not ‘enough.’
ECI’s final de-limitation order seals fears of Muslim marginalisation in Assam
The ECI's has not budged from the re-structuring of constituencies criticised in the draft, June 2023 order, especially because it is an attempt to reduce representation of the state’s Muslim community
Crackdown on child marriage claims four lives, including three women and one child
As of Friday, February 10, 2789 individuals have been arrested in Assam for child marriage, causing chaos in the jails and administration due to limited space.
Families protest arrests as questions mount on child marriage crackdown in Assam
Suicide triggered by the crackdown highlights widespread fears in the state
Gauhati HC orders the Assam Govt to rehabilitate the remaining families rendered homeless in eviction drives
100 families remaining out of the 700 evicted will now get a chance to present their case and substantiate their claims for resettlement
Divisive politics at a high, Khilonjia Muslim v/s outsider, a new ploy in Assam
Separate allocations within ‘minority development’ for varied minorities in the state
EXCLUSIVE: BJP Govt plans to evict 70 lakh Muslims, 60 lakh Bengali Hindus through its Land Policy (2019) in Assam
Cong protests push back sinister plan through vociferous protests in the Assam assembly yesterday. Now the policy will be discussed in January or February 2020
FIR against 10 for protest poem in Assam
The Assam police have registered an FIR against 10...
600 Muslim families evicted in Assam weeks before elections
Many activist and human rights defenders believe that this...