USA slams India for undertaking NRC exercise

Update: 2010-09-15 00:00 GMT

NEW DELHI, March 20: In an interesting development, US has criticised India for undertaking NRC exercise pointing towards uncertain future of four million people in Assam left out of draft NRC.

A 55-page report refers to BJP leadership and government ministers, detailing alleged human rights abuses in India targeting minority communities and vulnerable sections of society.

�On September 24 , ruling BJP party president Amit Shah called Bangladeshis who may be in Assam �termites� who will be struck from the list of citizens,� stated the report highlighting that four million residents of Assam who were excluded from the draft NRC face uncertain citizenship status.

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