Tibetans : From Refugees to Voters By Deepak Parvatiyar December 23, 2014 Tibetan refugees who were born in India between January 26, 1950 and July 1, 1987 now enjoy the right to vote for the ensuing Delhi Assembly elections as per a December 8 order of the Election Commission of India to Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer . Other states too will soon follow the line once the electoral rolls are revised. The decision does not have the government’s consent but is legally valid as India’s citizenship law is very clear that the people born in India before July 1, 1987 and their children are citizens by birth. Tibetans’ Right to Indian Citizenship Upheld by Courts The issue of citizenship to Tibetan refugees though came into prominence following judgements on the issue of refugee status of Tibetans born in India between the stipulated period, in two separate yet identical cases respectively by the High Courts of Delhi in December 2010, and Karnataka in August 2013. Bot
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