Citizenship Tangle

Why a maverick Assam activist is pushing Bengali-origin Muslims to boycott citizenship trials

Faruk Khan argues that the vilification of the community as foreigners needs to be fought politically – and not in the courts.

Rokibuz Zaman
· May 09, 2025 · 09:00 am
‘Abuse of process’: SC quashes foreigners tribunal case against woman declared Indian in 2016

The tribunal had ruled in the woman’s favour after noting that she had presented proof that her parents were on the voter lists of 1966 and 1970.

Scroll Staff
· May 05, 2025 · 08:22 pm
Assam withdraws 28,000 cases pending in foreigners tribunals against Koch Rajbongshis

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the decision was taken ‘given the integral role of the Koch Rajbongshi community in Assam’s heritage’.

Scroll Staff
· Apr 04, 2025 · 08:59 pm

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