Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:38pm on 22 May 2024,Wednesday India
In the state of Assam, thousands of people were not allowed to vote in India's recent election. The reason? Questions about whether they are really Indian citizens. The government has a list called the "D-voters" list that marks certain people as "doubtful" citizens. These people, like 47-year-old Laxmi Das, had to watch their neighbors go vote while they stayed home. Laxmi says "The whole country votes, but I can't." Officials are worried that immigrants from nearby Bangladesh are a threat to Assam's culture. But the process to prove citizenship is messy and has left many in legal limbo for years, unable to vote or get welfare.
