Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed the Congress for opposing the National Register of Citizens (NRC), saying they cannot claim partial credit as former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had accepted it in the Assam Accord.
Over one lakh people have been named in the National Register of Citizens's (NRC) exclusion list of the additional draft published on Wednesday
Additional list will highlight names which were included in final draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) but that were found 'ineligible' subsequently.
Zero tolerance towards terrorism and checking illegal immigration will be the focus areas of the second Modi government, which may also take some tough actions like implementing the NRC across the country and annulling Article 35A in Jammu and Kashmir.
National Register of Citizens (NRC) has been a contentious issue in the northeastern part of the country.
The Govt is committed to complete the NRC process within the stipulated time, says Rajnath
Around 40 lakh people were left out of Assam's draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the apex court said that issuance of notice to those who filed claims and objections will commence on February 1, 2019, and the verification would be done from February 15.
“It is absolutely necessary to know who are Indians and who are foreigners,” Singh added.
On Thursday, the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), the junior partner of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), organised a huge public gathering over its demands for a separate state and introduction of the NRC in Tripura.
TMC members were detained at Silchar airport to maintain law and order, says Rajnath Singh
Whole procedure of NRC Assam was undertaken under supervision of Supreme Court. I would like to repeat that its a draft and not final, everyone will get chance to appeal. Its a totally fair process. Unwarranted accusations are unfortunate: HM Rajnath
Large number of illegal migrants, who did not find a mention in Assam’s draft NRC, might try to enter the state to evade deportation, AAPSU general secretary Tobom Dai said.
Earlier this week, the complete draft of the NRC has included 2,89,83,677 people out of a total 3,29,91,384 applicants. However, names of around 40.07 lakh applicants did not figure in the list.
Attacking BJP, Mamata Banerjee said that the saffron party is trying to divide the country and added that this will not be tolerated.
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