"The Election Commission of India has mandated that nearly 80 million voters in Bihar must re-register or risk being classified as suspected foreign nationals, leading to fears of disenfranchisement."
"Critics argue that the electoral roll revision is effectively a strategy to implement the controversial National Register of Citizens, aimed at identifying and deporting illegal immigrants."
The Election Commission of India announced a re-scrutiny of nearly 80 million voters in Bihar, requiring them to re-register by July 26 or face disenfranchisement and potential deportation. Critics believe this move is a means to impose the National Register of Citizens, a proposal made by the government to identify illegal immigrants. The situation escalates amid recent raids targeting Bengali-speaking Muslims, resulting in arrests and deportations. Bihar, being the poorest state and politically significant, will hold legislative elections soon.
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