Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Census puts citizenship in doubt in India's Assam state


In India's northeastern state of Assam, the Indian government has released the result of a census that entailed 32 million citizens submitting proof that they are Indian citizens.  

The census started three years ago and 90% of the states citizens have been given a clean chit. However there's now a doubt about the citizenship of 4 million people. 

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia is reporting from the Indian state of Assam. 

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