‘Suspected foreigners’ in Assam will have 10 days to prove they are citizens; DCs will take final call

Assam allows district authorities, police to expel ‘illegal migrants’, bypass foreigner tribunals

As per the new rules that are based on a 1950 law, officials can direct suspected foreigners to produce evidence of their Indian citizenship within 10 days.

‘Suspected foreigners’ in Assam will have 10 days to prove they are citizens; DCs will take final call

Following a meeting of the Assam cabinet on Tuesday, Sarma said that the cabinet has now approved an SOP to bring this Act into action, which he said would, to a large extent, “nullify” the role of the state’s Foreigner’s Tribunals.

Assam empowers district officials, police to expel ‘illegal migrants’, bypassing tribunals

Under the new rules, based on the 1950 law, authorities can direct anyone suspected of being a foreigner to produce proof of Indian citizenship within 10 days

Assam authorises police, district officials to expel ‘illegal migrants’; ‘suspected foreigners’ get 10 days to prove citizenship

The Assam Cabinet on Tuesday cleared an SOP for implementing a 1950 law that empowers District Commissioners, instead of Foreigners Tribunals, to give “suspected foreigners” 10 days to prove their Indian citizenship or face “evacuation orders,” which, according to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, will allow the state government to bypass the existing citizenship determination system. Following Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Sarma a…