India, Oct. 8 -- Guwahati: The Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha (ASM) on Tuesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court (SC) of India seeking a review of the October 17, 2024 verdict issued by a five-judge bench of the apex court that upheld the validity of March 25, 1971 as the base year for granting of Indian citizenship in Assam.
According to the verdict of the five-member SC bench, Indian citizenship can be granted to immigrants from Bangladesh who entered Assam before March 25, 1971.
The ASM, an umbrella organization of 104 indigenous communities of Assam, has vehemently opposed this ruling of the apex court, terming it anti-constitutional, partisan, and indicative of colonial outlook.
In a statement issued here, ASM's Security Council pr...