SC Asks New Assam NRC Coordinator To Explain His 'Communal' Facebook Post
5 years ago

SC Asks New Assam NRC Coordinator To Explain His 'Communal' Facebook Post

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice S. A. Bobde on Monday required recently-appointed Assam NRC coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma to explain the comments posted by him on his Facebook page prior to his appointment.Sarma's views regarding "East Pakistani Muslims" residing in the state have been widely criticised as being indicative of his approach towards the already-controversial. The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice S. A. Bobde on Monday required recently-appointed Assam NRC coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma to explain the comments posted by him on his Facebook page prior to his appointment. Sarma's views regarding "East Pakistani Muslims" residing in the state have been widely criticised as being indicative of his approach towards the already-controversial NRC exercise. Further, on Monday, the top court also issued notice to the Centre and the state of Assam on a connected plea claiming that post the publication of the final NRC, from which 19 lakh individuals stand excluded, the children so affected have been sent to detention centres.

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Assam cabinet decides to introduce stricter checks for Aadhaar: Himanta Sarma
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Assam cabinet decides to introduce stricter checks for Aadhaar: Himanta Sarma

Hindustan Times  

GUWAHATI: The Assam cabinet on Wednesday decided to strengthen the verification process for Aadhaar cards and approve applications filed by people who have applied for inclusion in the National Register of Citizens. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma “If someone or their parents had not applied for inclusion in NRC, their Aadhaar applications would be rejected. For those applicants who …

Assam govt announces no Aadhaar cards to persons who did not apply for NRC
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Assam govt announces no Aadhaar cards to persons who did not apply for NRC

India TV News  

No NRC, no Aadhar card: In an effort to link the Aadhaar Card with the National Register of Citizens, the Assam government on Wednesday decided that all applications for the unique identity card will be rejected if the applicant or their family members had not applied for the NRC. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that …

Assam Citizenship Crisis: Supreme Court Backs 1971 Cut-off Date, Impact on NRC and CAA Implementation
2 months ago

Assam Citizenship Crisis: Supreme Court Backs 1971 Cut-off Date, Impact on NRC and CAA Implementation

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 07, 2024 21:26 IST - 12 MINS READ With the five-member Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. The Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha filed a petition challenging Section 6A and seeking 1951 as the cut-off year for accepting immigrants as Indian citizens; it also wanted the NRC to be updated. The State now has two cut-off …

Former state NRC coordinator to face probe for alleged irregularities: Assam CM
1 year, 8 months ago

Former state NRC coordinator to face probe for alleged irregularities: Assam CM

Hindustan Times  

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that Prateek Hajela, former state coordinator of the National Register of Citizens, will have to face a probe for alleged irregularities committed while updating the register that was aimed to detect “illegal immigrants” in the northeastern state. If he really gets VRS, it will be a victory for the Assamese people.” …

Assam child marriages: Why Himanta Biswa Sarma wants to be the new-age Raja Ram Mohan Roy
1 year, 11 months ago

Assam child marriages: Why Himanta Biswa Sarma wants to be the new-age Raja Ram Mohan Roy

India Today  

On February 3, a young widow and mother of two committed suicide in Assam’s South Salmara-Mankachar district because she feared her father would soon be arrested. The NFHS-5 revealed that Assam’s total fertility rate —the average number of children born per woman—is 1.9 per cent, below the national average of 2. South Salmara, another Muslim-dominated district, at 44.7 per cent …

Prateek Hajela: From the face of the NRC to ‘anti-national’
2 years, 7 months ago

Prateek Hajela: From the face of the NRC to ‘anti-national’

The Hindu  

Prateek Hajela was the face of the exercise to update the National Register of Citizens of 1951 in Assam for six years till November 2019. Hitesh Dev Sarma, Mr. Hajela’s successor as the State NRC Coordinator, had on May 19 lodged a first information report with the Criminal Investigation Department seeking action against his predecessor for knowingly disobeying the law, …

Assam NRC authority files FIR against former state coordinator Hajela
2 years, 7 months ago

Assam NRC authority files FIR against former state coordinator Hajela

India TV News  

The Assam National Registrar of Citizens authority has filed an FIR against former NRC coordinator in the state Prateek Hajela, an official said on Friday. Hitesh Dev Sarma, the current NRC state coordinator has accused Hajela and others of criminal and anti-national activities. The letter states that in the NRC updating exercise, the "Family Tree Matching" procedure was adopted to …

Assam NRC Coordinator's FIR: Predecessor Hajela's Errors Threatened National Security
2 years, 7 months ago

Assam NRC Coordinator's FIR: Predecessor Hajela's Errors Threatened National Security

News 18  

Hitesh Dev Sharma, the state coordinator of the National Register of Citizens in Assam, has filed a case against his predecessor Prateek Hajela, alleging “indulgence in anti-national, and criminal activities”. “It is suspected then state coordinator Prateek Hajela willfully avoided the re-verification of remaining 33,794 persons out of 64,247 marked as ‘Originally Inhabitants of Assam’ of Chamairman Circle in particular …

Why has the Supreme Court mandated NRC not been implemented in Assam? | In Focus podcast
2 years, 7 months ago

Why has the Supreme Court mandated NRC not been implemented in Assam? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

It looks as if the saga of the National Register of Citizens, or NRC as it is called, will not be ending anytime soon for the people of Assam. Despite a final NRC created under the direct supervision of the Supreme Court of India, BJP governments at the Centre and State continue to stonewall its implementation. At stake is the …

Assam to approach SC for Aadhaar to NRC applicants
2 years, 8 months ago

Assam to approach SC for Aadhaar to NRC applicants

India TV News  

Highlights The Assam government will file an Interlocutory Application in SC. The Assam government will file an Interlocutory Application in Supreme Court for providing Aadhaar cards to National Register of Citizens applicants whose biometrics have been locked in the updating process of the citizenship document. Later Sarma tweeted: “Approval to filing of an IA in the Supreme Court for relaxation …

The controversies around the Final Draft of Citizenship in Assam
3 years, 1 month ago

The controversies around the Final Draft of Citizenship in Assam

The Hindu  

The story so far: In response to a Right to Information application by The Hindu, the State Coordinator, National Register of Citizens, Assam said that 1032 doubtful cases in the final draft of NRC, Assam have been referred to the concerned district commissioners for necessary action. The State Coordinator, NRC said that the details of “illegal foreigners” had crept into …

Assam NGO files FIR against former NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela
3 years, 6 months ago

Assam NGO files FIR against former NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela

Hindustan Times  

A Guwahati-based NGO has lodged a police complaint against former coordinator of National Register of Citizens Prateek Hajela, alleging manipulation of family tree verification to include names of illegal migrants in the list, which was to include names of genuine Indian citizens. “We suspect there was manipulation in family tree verification during the process that led to inclusion of many …

NRC coordinator moves apex court for comprehensive reverification
3 years, 7 months ago

NRC coordinator moves apex court for comprehensive reverification

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Assam state NRC coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma has moved the Supreme Court seeking a comprehensive re-verification of the draft National Register of Citizens as well as its supplementary list. The NRC coordinator also pleaded that in the “Original Inhabitants” category and the “Persons from other States” category, several errors had been detected. It is significant that Assam chief minister …

Assam NRC authority seeks re-verification of citizens’ list
3 years, 7 months ago

Assam NRC authority seeks re-verification of citizens’ list

The Hindu  

The Assam National Register of Citizens authority has approached the Supreme Court seeking a comprehensive and time-bound re-verification of the citizens’ list, highlighting “major irregularities” in the process. The interlocutory application by State NRC Coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma also prays for the deletion of illegal voters from Assam’s electoral rolls besides the revision of the draft NRC and a supplementary …

Assam NRC: State Coordinator Moves Supreme Court Seeking Comprehensive, Time Bound Re-verification Of Draft NRC
3 years, 7 months ago

Assam NRC: State Coordinator Moves Supreme Court Seeking Comprehensive, Time Bound Re-verification Of Draft NRC

Live Law  

The State Co-ordinator of the Assam NRC has approached the Supreme Court seeking a comprehensive and time bound reverification of draft NRC and the supplementary list of NRC under Clause 4 of Schedule of Citizenship Rules, 2003 highlighting major irregularity in the process of making the same.The intervention application. The State Co-ordinator of the Assam NRC has approached the Supreme …

Himanta Biswa Sarma interview | ‘We will approach Supreme Court for re-verification of the NRC’
3 years, 7 months ago

Himanta Biswa Sarma interview | ‘We will approach Supreme Court for re-verification of the NRC’

The Hindu  

Newly-elected Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, said his government will be approaching the Supreme Court again for a reverification of the National Citizenship Register — up to 20% of entries in areas bordering Bangladesh and 10% in interior areas of Assam. Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Sarma said this was something the previous BJP government, in which he …

Himanta seeks 10-20% NRC re-verification
3 years, 8 months ago

Himanta seeks 10-20% NRC re-verification

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government wants 10-20% re-verification of the National Register of Citizens. In his first media briefing as the Chief Minister, Dr Sarma appealed to Paresh Baruah, the military chief of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent to come forward for peace talks. They are Asom Gana Parishad …

Court stays sacking of 252 Assam NRC workers
3 years, 8 months ago

Court stays sacking of 252 Assam NRC workers

The Hindu  

The Gauhati High Court has stayed the termination of 252 junior assistants who had been employed on contract for updating the National Register of Citizens in Assam. They were served the termination notice on March 26, three days after the Registrar General of India ordered the closure of the NRC office in Assam and declined to sanction any fund after …

Assam NRC list of August 2019 not final, state coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma tells Gauhati High Court
4 years, 1 month ago

Assam NRC list of August 2019 not final, state coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma tells Gauhati High Court

Firstpost  

In an affidavit, Sarma said that over 10,000 names were either wrongly included or excluded in the list, adding that necessary orders have been issued to delete nearly 4,800 ‘ineligible persons’ from the document Guwahati: The historic National Register of Citizens in Assam published in August last year was only a “supplementary list” and the final document is yet to …

Will start NRC afresh after polls if Supreme Court allows, says Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
4 years, 2 months ago

Will start NRC afresh after polls if Supreme Court allows, says Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam will go for a fresh exercise to update the National Register of Citizens after the 2021 State polls if the Supreme Court gives the nod, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said. His assertion follows Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah where the former reportedly sought 10-20% re-verification of the names figuring in …

Explain Inclusion Of 'Undeserving' Individuals In Assam National Register Of Citizens: Gauhati High Court Directs NRC Coordinator [Read Order]
4 years, 2 months ago

Explain Inclusion Of 'Undeserving' Individuals In Assam National Register Of Citizens: Gauhati High Court Directs NRC Coordinator [Read Order]

Live Law  

In a recent verdict, the Gauhati High Court asked the coordinator of National Register of Citizens to explain how the name of the Petitioner got included in the Register despite the fact that at the relevant point of time, proceedings against her were continuing. "Let the Assam State Coordinator, NRC file a comprehensive affidavit and bring on record the situations …

Fear of statelessness haunts thousands rejected by NRC in Assam
4 years, 9 months ago

Fear of statelessness haunts thousands rejected by NRC in Assam

The Hindu  

The fear of statelessness among in Assam has a name now. The number is a reference to Ms. Begum, who submitted 15 documents, including PAN card, land revenue receipt and bank passbook but did not pass muster for the Gauhati High Court to overrule the order of a Foreigners Tribunal declaring her a foreigner of the “post-March 1971 stream”. But …

Assam NRC authority seeks details of ‘ineligible persons’
4 years, 10 months ago

Assam NRC authority seeks details of ‘ineligible persons’

The Hindu  

The National Register of Citizens authority has indicated at an erroneous updating exercise by asking the district heads in Assam to provide details of “ineligible persons” in the final list of citizens published on August 31, 2019. Indigenous groups believe many illegal immigrants have made it to the NRC in the three Bengali-dominated southern Assam districts – Cachar, Hailakandi and …

NRC: Centre gives relief to excluded children whose parents feature in list
4 years, 10 months ago

NRC: Centre gives relief to excluded children whose parents feature in list

Op India  

While answering a question in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Nityananda Rai, the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, informed the House that the children whose names did not find a place in the National Register of Citizens in Assam will not be sent to detention centres, provided their parents are included in the final list. He added that …

Assam NRC exercise and citizenship determination drive hold warning to other states of the shape of things to come
4 years, 11 months ago

Assam NRC exercise and citizenship determination drive hold warning to other states of the shape of things to come

Firstpost  

As the nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Population Register and National Register of Citizens rage on in India, the streets are abounding with speculations about what the country’s future is going to look like. It was only last year November when former Chief Justice of India and one of the two Supreme Court judges that passed the …

Don’t send children excluded from Assam NRC to detention camps: Supreme Court
5 years ago

Don’t send children excluded from Assam NRC to detention camps: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that children excluded from the National Register of Citizens for Assam but whose parents/guardians/caregivers are part of the final list, should not be sent to detention camps or separated from their loved ones at any cost. Mr. Venugopal intervened, saying “children excluded from NRC whose parents have been given citizenship will not be sent …

Assam NRC: Children of Indian citizens not to go to detention centres, govt tells SC
5 years ago

Assam NRC: Children of Indian citizens not to go to detention centres, govt tells SC

India TV News  

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that children, whose parents have been given citizenship through NRC, will not be separated from their families and sent to the detention centres in Assam. "Almost three months after the publication of the NRC Final List, the state of Assam is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis as a direct result …

Children Of Parents Included In Assam NRC Will Not Be Sent To Detention Centres : AG Tells SC [Read Order]
5 years ago

Children Of Parents Included In Assam NRC Will Not Be Sent To Detention Centres : AG Tells SC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Attorney General of India K K Venugopal on Monday assured the Supreme Court that children of persons included in Assam NRC will not be sent to detention centres while the Court is considering the application seeking protection of such children.The AG made this submission before a bench of CJI SA Bobde, Justices Surya Kant and B R Gavai in …

No need of fresh NRC in Assam if Supreme Court allows 20% re-verification in border districts, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
5 years ago

No need of fresh NRC in Assam if Supreme Court allows 20% re-verification in border districts, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Firstpost  

The state government does not accept the existing National Register of Citizens, the final version of which was published on 31 August with over 19 lakh exclusions, Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told a press conference. Guwahati: Assam government on Monday said there will be no need for the state to be a part of the proposed nation-wide NRC if …

Narendra Modi's remarks on NRC contradict Amit Shah's claims
5 years ago

Narendra Modi's remarks on NRC contradict Amit Shah's claims

The Hindu  

Addressing a rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there have been no discussions on an all-India National Register of Citizens since the BJP-led government assumed power in 2014. Claims and counterclaims On November 20, 2019, in a reply to a question by Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta, Home Minister Amit Shah said that …

Nationwide NRC: Roll of contention
5 years, 1 month ago

Nationwide NRC: Roll of contention

The Hindu  

THE Narendra Modi-led government is keen on creating a National Register of Citizens for the entire country, but it has refrained from announcing a cut-off date. The State already has an updated NRC list with March 24, 1971, as the cut-off date for determination of Indian citizenship; the exercise cost the exchequer Rs.1,600 crore. However, neither the Centre nor the …

FIR filed against Prateek Hajela, ex-NRC coordinator of Assam
5 years, 1 month ago

FIR filed against Prateek Hajela, ex-NRC coordinator of Assam

India TV News  

A civil society organisation in Assam has filed an FIR with the Central Bureau of Investigation against former state coordinator of the National Register of citizens, Prateek Hajela, for alleged misappropriation of funds meant for the NRC project.One Rajib Deka of the Assam Public Works has filed the FIR at the Guwahati office of the CBI on Thursday. Deka further …

Cases of corruption in NRC exercise: Minister
5 years, 1 month ago

Cases of corruption in NRC exercise: Minister

The Hindu  

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the government has detected cases of corruption in the exercise to update the Supreme Court-monitored National Register of Citizens. We have been quiet because the apex court has been handling the NRC exercise so far,” Mr. Sarma told newspersons outside the 126-member Assam Assembly, whose winter session began on Thursday. …

CAG script detects huge anomalies in Assam NRC: Himanta Biswa Sarma
5 years, 1 month ago

CAG script detects huge anomalies in Assam NRC: Himanta Biswa Sarma

India Today  

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has detected huge irregularities and anomalies in the National Register of Citizens updation process in the state. The Assam minister said, "The CAG had found the irregularities and anomalies in the NRC in the state. Prima facie, huge irregularities and anomalies were informed to …

Assam govt has urged Centre to reject current NRC: Himanta Biswa Sarma
5 years, 1 month ago

Assam govt has urged Centre to reject current NRC: Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on November 20 said the State government has requested the Centre to reject the recently published National Register of Citizens. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, the senior BJP leader said even the party has urged Union Home Minster Amit Shah to dismiss the NRC in the current form. Mr. Sarma said the State …

Assam NRC: 1.9 million residents may soon be deemed stateless, says USCIRF
5 years, 1 month ago

Assam NRC: 1.9 million residents may soon be deemed stateless, says USCIRF

India TV News  

Nearly two million long-time residents of Assam may soon be deemed stateless, the United States Commission for International Religious Freedom said on Tuesday as it expressed concerns over the NRC exercise. In a report on the religious freedom implications of the National Register of Citizens, the USCIRF said 1.9 million names of residents of Assam have been left off the …

Assam govt rejects present NRC, wants to be part of national NRC: Himanta Biswa Sarma
5 years, 1 month ago

Assam govt rejects present NRC, wants to be part of national NRC: Himanta Biswa Sarma

India Today  

Assam government rejected the present National Register of Citizens wanting it to be part of a national NRC. Assam Finance Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said in Guwahati that the present NRC process in Assam should be scrapped and Assam wants to be a part of the national NRC process. When the national NRC will be prepared, Assam …

Hitesh Dev Sarma new National Register of Citizens Coordinator
5 years, 2 months ago

Hitesh Dev Sarma new National Register of Citizens Coordinator

India TV News  

Senior Assam Civil Services officer, Hitesh Dev Sarma, will be the next Coordinator of National Register of Citizens. The Supreme Court had transferred NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela, asking the Assam government to suggest names of officers who could succeed Hajela. The final NRC which was published on August 31 this year had excluded 1.9 million people out of the registry. …

SC Directs Centre To Transfer Assam NRC Co-ordinator To Madhya Pradesh Cadre [Read Order]
5 years, 2 months ago

SC Directs Centre To Transfer Assam NRC Co-ordinator To Madhya Pradesh Cadre [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed Assam NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela to be transferred inter-cadre to Madhya Pradesh immediately. Even though the bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi refrained from revealing the reasons for the transfer, the apparent danger to Hajela's life after the publication of the final NRC is being mooted as the basis of the transfer. Even …

SC orders transfer of Assam NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela to M.P.
5 years, 2 months ago

SC orders transfer of Assam NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela to M.P.

The Hindu  

A Special Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi ordered the transfer of Assam State National Register of Citizens Coordinator Prateek Hajela to Madhya Pradesh over a month after the publication of the final citizenship list on August 31. The Bench, also comprising Justice Rohinton Nariman, did not mention in court any reasons for …

RSS spots 'errors' in Assam NRC final list, asks govt to remove those before moving forward
5 years, 4 months ago

RSS spots 'errors' in Assam NRC final list, asks govt to remove those before moving forward

India TV News  

The RSS on Monday said there are "some errors" in the final list of National Register of Citizens in Assam and the government should remove those before moving forward, but asserted that the exercise is a welcome step. Concerns were raised at the RSS' three-day annual coordination meeting with its affiliates on the first day of the meet on Saturday …

Assam and the NRC: Anti-foreigner paranoia has bred gross injustice in the face of unfounded prejudices
5 years, 4 months ago

Assam and the NRC: Anti-foreigner paranoia has bred gross injustice in the face of unfounded prejudices

Firstpost  

The final list of the National Register of Citizens in Assam is out as scheduled, and all indications are that it has created a gargantuan mess. Over 19 lakh residents of the state have failed to make it to the list, meaning they will now have to fight cases in Foreigners’ Tribunals to prove that they are Indian citizens. Read …

Assam NRC final list: MHA says adequate judicial process available to appeal to Foreigners' Tribunals for excluded people
5 years, 4 months ago

Assam NRC final list: MHA says adequate judicial process available to appeal to Foreigners' Tribunals for excluded people

Firstpost  

According to the final NRC, out of the total 3.3 crore applicants, 3.11 crore figured in the list and names of about 19 lakh residents were excluded New Delhi: The Centre on Monday said no person excluded from the final NRC list will be detained till he or she exhausts all legal remedies. The MHA said adequate judicial process is …

Assam NRC Excluded Persons Will Continue To Enjoy Rights Of Citizens : Union Home Ministry
5 years, 4 months ago

Assam NRC Excluded Persons Will Continue To Enjoy Rights Of Citizens : Union Home Ministry

Live Law  

To clear the uncertainty over the fate of over 19 lakh persons excluded from the National Register of Citizens published for Assam on August 31, the Ministry of Home Affairs has said that they will continue to enjoy all rights like any other citizen. The State Government has made necessary arrangements for providing legal aid to the excluded persons through …

Assam NRC: BJP to move Supreme Court seeking re-verification of data
5 years, 4 months ago

Assam NRC: BJP to move Supreme Court seeking re-verification of data

India TV News  

The final list of the National Register of Citizens may be out in Assam, but both the central and the state BJP feel that there's enough room for errors. In the final NRC list released on Saturday, the ones left out are mostly Bengali Hindu refugees who had come to Assam before 1971, or people who couldn't furnish enough documents. …

AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal urges intellectuals to ensure final NRC accepted as document for resolving foreigners' issue in Assam
5 years, 4 months ago

AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal urges intellectuals to ensure final NRC accepted as document for resolving foreigners' issue in Assam

Firstpost  

Guwahati: AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal on Sunday appealed to intellectuals to come forward and ensure that the final NRC is accepted as a document to resolve the foreigners’ issue in Assam. The NRC was updated following the demand of people and all political parties of Assam, and the nearly five-year-long intensive exercise to prepare it under the supervision of the …

Assam: Excluded in NRC, Army soldiers ask should they fight enemy or prove citizenship
5 years, 4 months ago

Assam: Excluded in NRC, Army soldiers ask should they fight enemy or prove citizenship

India Today  

Saruharid village of Barpeta district in Assam is known as the Fauji Gaon in the locality. Ironically, many of these soldiers are facing an identity crisis as their names didn't appear in the final NRC list which was published on August 31. He along with his younger brother Mizanur Ali have been declared ineligible for Indian citizenship as per the …

Exercise of NRC ‘botched up’: JD(U) leader Prashant Kishor
5 years, 4 months ago

Exercise of NRC ‘botched up’: JD(U) leader Prashant Kishor

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: BJP’s ally JD has reacted strongly to the exclusion of around 19 lakh people from the final list of the National Register of Citizenship in Assam. In a post on Twitter, JD vice-president Prashant Kishor said the exercise was “botched up” and added that “the NRC has left lakhs of people as foreigners in their own country! Such is …

Final NRC list published in Assam: As Sarbananda Sonowal tries to quell panic, document draws criticism across political lines
5 years, 4 months ago

Final NRC list published in Assam: As Sarbananda Sonowal tries to quell panic, document draws criticism across political lines

Firstpost  

The final and conclusive draft of the long-awaited and contentious Assam NRC, which set out to identify bonafide Indian citizens in the state through a Supreme Court-monitored process, was published on Saturday The final and conclusive draft of the long-awaited and contentious National Register of Citizens, which set out to identify bonafide Indian citizens in Assam through a Supreme Court-monitored …

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