(1). 1:Muslims make up a third of Assam’s population. 2:The state’s shifting demography is mainly the result of a higher birth rate among Bengalis already in Assam, not migration. 3:But that has not stopped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BIP), which dominates both the state and national governments, from vowing to collar lots of illegal immigrants. 4:And since so few of them exist, more had to be invented.
(2). 1:The law the government is eagerly enforcing requires all residents to prove that they or their forebears were in the state by March 24th 1971. 2:That is a big hurdle for poor farmers and itinerant workers, especially women, many of them illiterate. 3:Suspects can be denounced as non-citizens by anonymous tips, an invitation to abuse. 4:There have been lots of mistakes, such as a decorated war hero who was declared not to be Indian. 5:Roughly 60% of those found not to be citizens at the 100 “foreigners’ tribunals” the state government is setting up were not even present for the proceedings. 6:Some 3.7m of the 4mpeople declared illegal immigrants are challenging their designation. 7:There has been a spate of suicides tied to adverse rulings.