22.5.14

Pre-1971 Bangladeshi migrants are Indians: Meghalaya HC

The Meghalaya high court has said that Bangladeshi nationals who had settled in the state before March 24, 1971, should be treated as Indians and enrolled in the voters' list.
The order came on a petition filed by over 40 Bangladeshi refugees who were denied enrolment in the electoral roll on the grounds that their citizenship was “doubtful“. The refugees from Amjong village in RiBhoi district had moved the high court after their citizenship certificates were seized by the deputy commissioner.
In his May 15 order, justice S R Sen directed Ri-Bhoi deputy commissioner to return the certificates and enroll the petitioners in the voters' list.

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