What makes the CAB even more worrying is the National Register of Citizens (NRC) that the government has said is now going to be implemented all over the country. The NRC was a colossal failure in Assam since, contrary to expectations, more than 60% of those who couldn’t prove their citizenship were Hindus; and that is why the process is to be repeated though it is not clear how, the second time around, the result will be materially different. But, what is worrying is the potential damage the NRC will cause and whether this will deteriorate into a communal problem particularly if there is a fear—the CAB does a lot to trigger that fear—that Muslim immigrants can be deported or put in detention camps. Indeed, the government itself has been vague about what it plans to do about those who cannot prove their citizenship, apart from general assurances that no one needs to worry. If, as is likely, Bangladesh or Pakistan don’t take back the illegal immigrants, are they to be housed in detention camps or what? If there was clarity on this, it is likely the reaction to the NRC could be quite different.
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What makes the CAB even more worrying is the National Register of Citizens (NRC) that the government has said is now going to be implemented all over the country. The NRC was a colossal failure in Assam since, contrary to expectations, more than 60% of those who couldn’t prove their citizenship were Hindus; and that is why the process is to be repeated though it is not clear how, the second time around, the result will be materially different. But, what is worrying is the potential damage the NRC will cause and whether this will deteriorate into a communal problem particularly if there is a fear—the CAB does a lot to trigger that fear—that Muslim immigrants can be deported or put in detention camps. Indeed, the government itself has been vague about what it plans to do about those who cannot prove their citizenship, apart from general assurances that no one needs to worry. If, as is likely, Bangladesh or Pakistan don’t take back the illegal immigrants, are they to be housed in detention camps or what? If there was clarity on this, it is likely the reaction to the NRC could be quite different.
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