ULFA leader Paresh Baruah's name included in final NRC draft, wife and sons dropped

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Separatist ULFA (Independent) ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah’s name has been included in the final draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) released on Monday., while the names of his wife and son have been dropped

Paresh Baruah, who launched his revolution for ‘sovereignty’ of Assam nearly 40 years ago and now leading it reportedly from somewhere along the China-Myanmar border, had his name in the first draft issued at the onset of new year and now his name in the complete draft also, along with the names of five other family members.

The names of Paresh Baruah’s wife Boby Bhuyan Baruah and his two sons Ankur and Akash could not be included in the list “because some documents were missing. We will complete the process in the next phase,” Paresh's brother Bikul Baruah told PTI. 

The Complete Draft NRC with his photo states Paresh Baruah’s birthplace as Chakalibhoria village (also known as Jeraigaon) in the Chabua area of upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district and date of birth as February 15, 1957, the brother said.

The names of his five other family members, who appear alongside his name, are his deceased mother Miliki Baruah, brother Bikul Baruah, sister-in-law Renu Baruah, niece Dimpi Baruah and nephew Sukapha Baruah.

Baruah’s sister-in-law Renu Baruah told reporters, “Paresh Baruah may not be aware of his inclusion in the draft NRC. I had submitted the legacy data and the application at the NRC seva kendra. So we were certain that his name would feature in the list. Our family is happy about it.”

The ULFA leader’s brother, who is a teacher, said his sibling had left home 37 years ago.

The complete draft of the National Register of Citizens was published on Monday with 2.9 crore names out of nearly 3.29 crore applications for inclusion in the NRC submitted in 2015.

Releasing the complete draft in Guwahati on Monday, Registrar General of India Sailesh announced that 2,89,83,677 persons were found to be eligible for inclusion in the complete draft of the ambitious NRC out of a total 3,29,91,384 applicants, leaving the names of 40,07,707 people.

Talking about those whose names are not included in the complete draft, Sailesh said, “There is no need to panic as there is ample scope for filing claims and objections”.

The application process had started in May 2015 and a total of 6.56 crore documents were received from 68.31 lakh families across Assam for updation of the NRC under the direction of the Supreme Court.

During the update process of the ambitious NRC, touted to be the identity document of Assamese, 62,614 people, including 52,038 government employees were engaged.

(With inputs from PTI)