"We are not happy over the figure of illegal foreigners in Assam. There are more who have made it to the NRC. However, now since we have the statistics through a legal process, the government must soon end the formalities to confirm their identity and take steps to deport them," said Rajen Baruah, a senior citizen.
Kargil war veteran and retired army officer Mohammad Sanaullah, who spent a few days in detention in May after being declared a foreigner by a tribunal, was excluded from the updated list.
"One thing is sure that many genuine Indians were left out of the NRC. However, they don't need to panic or worry. They can appeal in the Foreigners Tribunals," Chandra Mohan Patowary said.
Assam NRC: Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, has been demanding an NRC exercise to identify and evict illegal immigrants from Delhi. He had earlier written to then Home Minister Rajnath Singh twice on the issue.
Speaking to PTI, Assam Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary, said the government will provide legal support to the Indian citizens not finding place in the NRC list.
NRC Assam: Amnesty International, the global Human Rights watchdog has voiced concern over final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC). The final list , that was published on Saturday (August 31), has excluded 10.07 lakh people. Amnesty International has made an appeal to the Assam Government. It has asked the state government to ensure that the Foreigners Tribunals functions with utmost transparency.
Assam NRC final list: Over 19 lakh people out of the 3.30 crore applicants were excluded from the final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam published at nrcassam.nic.in on Saturday. 3.11 crore were included in the Assam's final NRC list.
The National Register of Citizen or NRC final citizens' list in Assam will be published online at http://www.nrcassam.nic.in. and assam.mygov.in on Saturday. How and where to check the name on National Register of Citizens
The government set March 25, 1971, as the cutoff date to consider the India citizenship, which implies that those who came before the midnight of March 24, 1971 are Indian citizens, while those who came after that have to be detected and deported.
Aadhaar cards will be issued to all those who were excluded in the draft NRC but could get an entry in the final list to be published on Saturday, officials said. This will happen as NRC authorities have taken biometric data from more than 36 lakh people who have claimed Indian citizenship after their exclusion from the draft NRC published on July 30, 2018.
Sonowal also said exclusion of anyone's name from the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to be published on Saturday, does not mean that he or she has become a foreigner as such a decision can be taken only by a Foreigners Tribunal (FTs) after following proper legal process.
The Union government is also reviewing the state's preparedness to handle the law and order issue that might arise as reaction from those left out of the NRC.
The Assam government has tightened security across the state ahead of the publication of National Register of Citizens (NRC) on August 31. The Union government is also reviewing the state's preparedness to handle the law and order issue that might arise as reaction from those left out of the NRC.
Expressing concern over the potential abuse of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, a US bipartisan body said on Tuesday that the verification process must not become a means to target the members of the Muslim community in northeastern India.
The apex court said that the NGO, Citizen for Justice and Peace (CJP), has only sought an impleadment in the matter and has not sought any direction and in such circumstance, how can a direction be passed.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the deadline for publication of final National Register of Citizens(NRC) for Assam from July 31 to August 31. The bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R F Nariman, however, declined the plea of the Centre and Assam government to conduct sample re-verification.
While the finalization of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is at an advanced stage in Assam, the Home Ministry is working on modalities to implement across the country the exercise to identify illegal immigrants for deportation.
The Centre Wednesday evaded a direct reply on whether the National Registrar of Citizens (NRC), currently being updated in Assam, will be undertaken in neighboring West Bengal too.
"Families of freedom fighters and martyrs of Assam Agitation have been disrespected by excluding them from NRC. This is not only disrespect to the Gorkhas, but also an insult to the freedom fighters and martyrs," Nanda Kirati Dewan said.
The Assam Congress has decided to extend legal aid to Amila Shah, recently declared a foreigner by a tribunal in the state and sent to a detention camp.
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