Assam: FT Cases against People of 6 Communities Dropped

Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI: The Assam Government has decided to drop the cases against people belonging to six communities – Hindu, Christian, Buddhist, Sikh, Parsi and Jain – pending with foreigners tribunals in the state. This is applicable for only the people of these six communities who entered Assam on or before December 31, 2014. The Home and Political Department took this decision at its recent meeting.

The minutes of the meeting said, “The DCs and Senior SPs are to take a review of the status of all the foreigners (Pakistani/Bangladeshi/Rohingya, etc.). As per the amendments made to the Citizenship Act, the FTs are not supposed to pursue cases of foreigners belonging to the six specified communities (Hindu, Christian, Buddhist, Sikh, Parsi and Jain communities) who had entered into Assam on or prior to December 31, 2014. It was suggested to stop all such cases. In this regard, the district commissioners and the senior SPs should immediately convene a meeting with their respective FT members and also review the developments periodically and submit the action taken report to this department.”

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