Barak Valley sees 'identity' victory in citizenship bill

The support for the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Barak Valley, which was sliced out of Sylhet in a referendum in 1947, is not just about displaced Bengali Hindus from Bangladesh and East Pakistan settled in the valley seeing a ray of hope to fulfil their citizenship aspirations. It is actually an attempt of these people to overcome the fractured identity after Partition they are yet to come to terms with.

from Guwahati News, Latest Guwahati News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2J5Br45

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