Citizens for Justice and Peace
Seje Bala Ghosh: Freedom fighter’s daughter asked to prove that she’s Indian! Part of CJP’s Stories from Assam series
07-Aug-2021
Each case that we encounter in Assam, around the ongoing citizenship crisis, has its own human angle and a shocking twist; an administrative dis-regard for document-related discrepancies, an absence of rationality or even basic common sense. Several shocking displays, then, of sheer institutional apathy. But none shook us more than what happened to Seje Bala…
Ailing daughter of freedom fighter forced to appear before foreigners’ tribunals The 70-year old Sejebala Ghosh was recently asked to appear for a hearing in September
07-Oct-2020
Watch how Sejebala Ghosh, daughter of a prominent freedom fighter, is fighting to prove her citizenship despite her name being included in the final NRC. CJP has been with her since March and will continue to help her legally, as we are committed to help every Indian fighting the citizenship crisis in Assam. Help Us…
Ailing septuagenarian being forced to appear before Assam FT! Seje Bala Ghosh is the daughter of a freedom fighter
06-Oct-2020
In March this year, we had brought to you the story of Seje Bala Ghosh, the daughter of a freedom fighter, who was served a notice to appear before a Foreigners’ Tribunal (FT) in Assam despite her name appearing in the final National Register of Citizens (NRC). CJP had taken up her case, but now…
This ‘suspected foreigner’ has a Chandrashekhar Azad Link CJP continues to provide support to the large number of people affected by the NRC
14-Mar-2020
70 year-old Sejebala Ghosh has been served foreigners’ notice by the Foreigners’ Tribunal of Bongaigaon, Assam. Her father Lt. Digendra Chandra Ghosh, was a freedom fighter who corresponded with Chandra Sekhar Azad during the Indian independence movement. Her mother donated a huge sum to Indian National Security Fund after selling her property. But now, the widowed Sejebala…