BJP Worried As Many Bengali Hindus Missing From Draft Assam Citizens List

Umakanta Bhowmik, 52, is busy at his small eatery in Garchuk, on the outskirts of Guwahati. He's a Bengali Hindu and a supporter of the BJP from the days of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He and his family are among the 41 lakh people whose names were excluded from the draft Assam citizens' list published last year. With the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) coming out on August 31, Mr Umakanta is anxious and even upset with the BJP for what he claims is the high number of Hindus not appearing in the draft list.