New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Thursday sought data from the Centre on the number of Bangladeshi immigrants granted Indian citizenship in Assam between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971.While hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955, which established March 24, 1971, as the cut-off date for entry into Assam, the Supreme Court sought affidavit with some data based disclosures from the Centre.
A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court led by CJI DY Chandrachud directed the Centre to file an affidavit with details of the number of persons granted citizenship under section 6A of Citizenship Act 1955 and those who came to Assam between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971.
