And you don't want NRC? Try to explain something here. Even my own Muslim friends cannot explain other than saying words of equality etc.
The main contention of Muslims is that it inserts the criteria of religion.
You start with a fundamental error. There is no objection to NRC on the grounds of religious discrimination. The objection to NRC is only to its acting as the thin end of the wedge, as a crowbar.
The opposition says since non Muslims are discriminated on the basis of religion they have to provide citizenship to only them and only for those who had migrated before 2014.
Do you mean that non-Muslims are discriminated/ were discriminated against on the basis of religion in the states that they came from? From Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan?
There is no problem with that. The problem is with the situation once the crowbar has been used, and after a survey, of the citizens in a region, some are found within the register, and some are excluded.
Means it specifically targets Assam.
You are referring to the present implementation of the NRC. Everyone else is talking about the nation-wide NRC that has been proposed.
Now there are two sets of illegals in Assam. Muslims and non Muslim minorities majorly Hindus. One set of people told that Hindus and Muslims are like oil and water, cannot live with brethens and demanded a separate state based on religion. Fine. Bloodily given.
What on earth are you talking about?
As far as Assam is concerned, the Ahom don't want either outsider Muslim or outsider Hindu. So where is this oil and water, cannot live with brethrens and demanding a separate state based on religion coming from?
Now BD went was very underdeveloped till the last decade and half. How is the Indian state supposed to give citizenship to people who do not believe in the idea of India or believe in their own religion supremacy. BD is again a Islamic country by law though it's more secular for a Muslim majority country.
Even if we accept your premises and take it that the reference is to the NRC in Assam, your argument says that India does not want to give citizenship at all to people from Bangladesh. Then what exactly is the NRC about?
Second, what about people migrating to the Brahmaputra banks from the Barak Valley? They are so close to the Bangladesh Hindus and Muslims that it is difficult to tell them apart. So do they now go back, not to the Barak Valley but to Bangladesh?
Now help me explain how are Muslims and Hindus 'equal' in this scenario? Even if all are sent back who are more likely to get govt and local public support and which community will be disadvantaged?
Is the Indian state supposed to set up an NRC register, or is it supposed to underwrite the welfare of those who do not make it?
Now I also agree that this protest started not when CAA was passed in parliament.AS after 2 days I guess that NRC will be implemented all over India without giving any inputs and triggered fear mechanism which is understandable and protested in a democratic way. NRC if implemented nationwide is quite tough with many communities not having anything documentary to prove their rights cutting across religion and castes.
I have my own grouse in which Lankan Tamils living in TN, Kerala, AP, Odisha haven't been provided citizenship for last 35+ years and that's a separate issue.
This is the really strange part.
First, you complain about the NRC. Then you mention, without complaining about it, the CAA. Finally you seem to agree with whatever has been said earlier.
I am sure some day you will sit down and explain to me, in simple terms, what your post was about.
I don't fully get the logic, but whatever makes you think is good enough will do.
An aggregate is an aggregate. You can't distinguish between two instances of the same thing, without harming the logic of the action.
Now, is this directed at me? Are you suggesting that I've any connection with that perma banned personality?
Oh no, not at all. Whatever made you think so? It cannot apply to you. You only became a member right in front of our ideas.
Anyway as I said in the other thread, I'll try to be read only mode as much as I can, like I always did. This is consuming hell lot energies than I thought and intend to put here.
Your wish. I doubt that anyone is issuing a three-line whip.