- 3,30,27,661 people applied to be included in the NRC
- 3,11,21,004 of them have found place in the document
- 19,06,657 have been excluded, face uncertain future
- 41,10,169 people were left out in the first NRC list
- Options before them Those excluded have 120 days to appeal at Foreigners Tribunals. If not satisfied with the verdict of the tribunals, they will have the option to move the High Court and the Supreme Court.
Guwahati, August 31
The updated final NRC, which validates bonafide Indian citizens of Assam, was released on Saturday, with the authority conducting the exercise shutting out the citizenship claims of over 19 lakh applicants, who now face an uncertain future.
A total of 3,30,27,661 people had applied to be included in the NRC. Of them, 3,11,21,004 have been included in the document and 19,06,657 excluded, the NRC State Coordinator’s office said.
Those who have been excluded from the National Register of Citizens have 120 days to appeal against it at Foreigners Tribunals. If not satisfied with the verdict of the tribunals, they will have the option to move the High Court and the Supreme Court for redress.
In order to assuage the fears of those who could be excluded from the final list, the Assam Government has already ruled out their detention “in any circumstances” till the time Foreigners Tribunals declare them foreigners.
Notwithstanding apprehensions about disquiet, Assam was calm and peaceful. Prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC were in force in several areas of the state, including Guwahati and Dispur, with over 20,000 paramilitary personnel, besides of the state police, patrolling the streets in towns and villages.
Surprisingly, parties across political divide called final NRC faulty, with some saying they would appeal in the SC.
The Assam Government once again sought to allay the fears of those left out of the NRC, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary saying it will extend legal support to genuine citizens. Abdul Khaleque, Congress MP from Barpeta, said, “Genuine names have been excluded.”
The publication of the final NRC brought both joy and disappointment to the homes of Assam residents.
Durga Khatiwada, a Sahitya Akademi award winner, who did not figure in the final draft, was a happy man after seeing his name on the register. However, Bimal Choudhury, who served as a havildar in the Army, is a dejected man. “I fought for the country, and I don’t find my name in the NRC.”
The NRC preparation was mired in controversy earlier too with many prominent names being left out. — PTI
List full of flaws, says Gogoi
"NRC was prepared casually; illegal immigrants have been included and genuine Indians excluded. Centre has failed to make a flawless NRC."— Tarun Gogoi, former CM
Data manipulated: Sarma
"Many people who migrated from Bangladesh as refugees prior to 1971 have not been included. Many got included because of manipulation of data." —Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam minister
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