{"id":17164,"date":"2018-07-31T18:09:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T12:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=17164"},"modified":"2018-07-31T19:59:48","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T14:29:48","slug":"cnbc-tv18-shares-incorrect-data-on-religious-demographic-composition-in-assam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/cnbc-tv18-shares-incorrect-data-on-religious-demographic-composition-in-assam\/","title":{"rendered":"CNBC-TV18 shares incorrect data on religious demographic composition in Assam"},"content":{"rendered":"

The exclusion of a staggering number of 40 lakh people from Assam\u2019s final draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) has led to sharp reactions across the country. Even though the document, which is a list of Indian citizens in Assam is at the draft stage and the final status of the missing names is yet to be ascertained and finalised, it has triggered misinformation and fear-mongering. In an attempt to explain the changing demographic pattern of Assam, business news channel\u00a0CNBC \u2013 TV18\u00a0shared an infographic stating\u00a0\u201cWith the #NRC leaving out 40 lakh people from the final draft, take a quick look at the changing religious & language composition in Assam\u201d<\/em>. The infographic shows a radical change in the Hindu and Muslim population over the last 10 years raising the question \u201cIllegal immigrants to blame?\u201d<\/em> So, has the percentage of Hindus in Assam fallen from 80.5% to 61.47% as claimed by\u00a0CNBC \u2013 TV 18\u00a0?\u00a0Consequently, has the population of Muslims risen from 13.4% in 2001 to 34.22% in 2011?<\/p>\n

Claim<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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CNBC-TV18<\/em> has now deleted the tweet, but the archive can be accessed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reality<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Unfortunately the infographic published by\u00a0CNBC \u2013 TV 18\u00a0does not pass the most basic of fact checks. The demographic pattern of Assam according to 2001<\/a>\u00a0and 2011<\/a>\u00a0census is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Assam<\/strong><\/td>\nCensus 2001<\/strong><\/td>\nCensus 2011<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hindu<\/td>\n17,296,455<\/td>\n\u00a019,180,759<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Muslim<\/td>\n8,240,611<\/td>\n10,679,345<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/td>\n26,655,528<\/strong><\/td>\n31,205,576<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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If we convert the above into percentages, in the 2001 census, the population of Hindus was 64.89% and not 80.5% as projected by\u00a0CNBC \u2013 TV 18. This percentage stands at 61.47% in 2011. The percentage of Muslims in 2001 was 30.91% and not 13.4% as misrepresented by\u00a0CNBC \u2013 TV 18. The percentage stands at 34.22% in 2011.<\/p>\n

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Source: Census 2001, Census 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It appears that\u00a0CNBC \u2013 TV 18\u00a0has presented the All India data on religions in 2001 as that of Assam. This may have been an inadvertent error and it is surprising that the glaring figures went past editorial checks, since misinformation of this nature is communally sensitive. The damage was done, as CNBC-TV18’s infographic was used to claim that the Muslim population in the state has trebled in a decade at the expense of the Hindu population in Assam.<\/p>\n

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In #Assam<\/a>, Hindu population has declined by a quarter while Muslim population has nearly trebled. Entirely on account of illegal immigration from #Bangladesh<\/a> while Government of #India<\/a> chose slumber over action. Force GoI to do #NRC<\/a> for entire country. Make #BJP<\/a> walk the talk. https:\/\/t.co\/m8YlS7ljyG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kanchan Gupta (@KanchanGupta) July 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is an attempt in multiple quarters to build the narrative of declaring 40 lakh people as illegal migrants and\u00a0CNBC \u2013 TV 18\u00a0has knowingly or unknowingly supported it using incorrect data. To allay fears and to address rumor-mongering on the issue, Home Minister Rajnath Singh had tweeted<\/a> that\u00a0\u201cI want to emphatically say that this is only a draft and not the Final NRC. Everyone will have the opportunity to file Claims \/ Objections as per provision in the law. Only after the disposal of claims and objections, the Final NRC will be published\u201d<\/em>\u00a0. A similar appeal was tweeted by Congress MP<\/a> from Assam,\u00a0“My humble appeal to all media channels today is be sensitive regarding the draft list of NRC in Assam.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

CNBC-TV18 clarifies<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The channel later clarified via a tweet almost 24 hours after it was pointed out, that it erroneously compared the 2001 all-India population data with 2011 census data for Assam and expressed regret for the error.<\/p>\n

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The 2011 data for Assam has been erroneously compared with the 2001 data for all-India. We deeply regret the error & we are in the process of making the corrections<\/p>\n

\u2014 CNBC-TV18 News (@CNBCTV18News) July 31, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is imperative for media to play a responsible role in reporting the NRC exercise. Any data shared by media on such a sensitive issue which has the potential to foster a communal divide must be cross-checked before putting it out in the public sphere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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