Bengali Youth Federation Protest Against Assam NRC in Delhi

New Delhi, September 5, 2019:

All Assam Bengali Youth Federation staged protests against the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in New Delhi.

The Federation alleged that around 12 lakh Bengalis have been excluded from the Assam NRC and demanded their inclusion as they were genuine citizens.

The Assam NRC had left out over 19 lakh people, triggering a confused situation across the state. The final draft has also been criticized by leaders.

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The Youth Federation further said that September 8 will be observed as ‘Black Day’. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has scheduled his visit to Assam on the said date.

Speaking with Inside Northeast, Vice President of the Tinsukia wing of All Assam Bengali Federation, Promesh Das, said, “Around 12-14 lakh Hindu Bengalis have been excluded from the final Assam NRC despite submitting all the genuine documents. We demand the inclusion of all the genuine citizens in the NRC.”

He added that the All Assam Bengali Youth Federation’s protest in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar is solely to demand the inclusion of the Hindu Bengalis who have been left out of the NRC.

The Assam NRC, published on August 31, has sparked a controversy across the nation. Leaders and citizens have also expressed concern and discontentment over the final draft.