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Assam Awaits Supreme Court Ruling on Citizenship

Local groups had petitioned the apex court for a change in the cut-off year to determine citizenship.

Assam Awaits Supreme Court Ruling on Citizenship

The Supreme Court of India, New Delhi as seen on October 28, 2017.

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Local organizations in India’s northeastern state of Assam have petitioned the Supreme Court for a change in the cut-off year for determining the citizenship of residents in the state, which is different from the rest of India.

While it is 1950 for the entire country, for Assam the cut-off year for determining citizenship has been 1971, since the signing of the Assam Accord in 1985 between the All-Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and the Indian government. This agreement ended a historic six-year movement, which demanded the identification and deportation of foreign nationals from the border state.

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