New Delhi, June 2
The Centre will help the Assam Government in setting up 1,000 foreigners’ tribunals by July 31 to facilitate those left out in the final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC), to be published next month, in contesting the exclusion.
Sources said BR Sharma, Secretary (Border Management), Home Ministry, recently held a meeting to discuss the proposal of the Assam Government for creating e-foreigners tribunals and 1,000 additional foreigners’ tribunals.
The Centre is in the process of giving its approval to the Assam Government’s proposal to set up e-foreigners tribunals for those who were declared illegal immigrants. The tribunals will be required after the publication of the final NRC, a list of Assam’s residents, on July 31.
When the draft NRC was published on July 30, 2018, there was a huge controversy over the exclusion of 40.7 lakh people from it. The draft NRC included the names of 2.9 crore people of the total 3.29 crore applications.
The move came after the Supreme Court recently questioned the state government’s plan to set up 1,000 foreigners’ tribunals, pointing out it would be difficult to find 1,000 legal officers to preside over them.
The sources said the Assam Government with active support from the MHA and other Central agencies is trying to identify retired judicial officers for the purpose, as these tribunals would require nearly 12,000 personnel, including judicial officers. The new tribunals would ease the burden of 100 existing tribunals as cases of those languishing in detention centres will be disposed of at a faster rate.
Some 30 lakh of the 40.7 lakh people left out of the draft NRC filed for inclusion of their names in the document. Around 600 objections were submitted by individuals who suspect the citizenship of others who made it to the list. The SC, which is monitoring the NRC update process, has made it clear that the final NRC has to be published on July 31. — TNS
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