USA express concern about those excluded from NRC, Amit Shah named in its report for “termites” remark

March 20: In an important development, the US State department has taken note of uncertain future of four million individuals in Assam who were not included in the draft NRC. In a 55-page report that includes reference to BJP leadership and government ministers, it has detailed description of human rights abuses in India targeting minority communities and vulnerable sections of society.

‘The Hindu’ in a report documented that refugees and internally displaced persons need more effective legal safeguards to prevent human rights abuse. “On September 24 , ruling BJP party president Amit Shah called Bangladeshis who may be in Assam “termites” who will be struck from the list of citizens,” stated the report highlighting that four million residents of Assam who were excluded from the draft NRC face uncertain citizenship status.

The report further reads that “Muslims, Dalits and Adivasis compose 53 per cent of prisoners awaiting trial in jails” and said that the prison conditions in India remain “life-threatening” due to a combination of unhealthy condition and absence of accountability”.

On July 30th, 2018, the Complete Draft NRC was released. 2,89, 83,677 persons were found eligible out of 3,29,91,384 applicants in the final draft of the NRC. Of these, 37,59,630 names have been rejected and the remaining 2,48,077 are on hold.