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NRC should be implemented in Bengal too : Dilip Ghosh

8:50 pm August 31, 2019

Kolkata: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh Saturday demanded implementation of NRC in the state to drive out Bangladeshi Muslims for the sake of internal security of the country. BJP, he said, is committed to protecting the interest of Hindu refugees through the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Ghosh accused the TMC government of aiding Bangladeshi infiltration […]

No trust in the updated NRC: Assam BJP

8:48 pm August 31, 2019

Guwahati: The ruling BJP on Saturday said they do not trust the updated National Register of Citizens, specifically prepared for Assam, and appealed to the central and the state governments to prepare a nationwide NRC. Addressing a press conference here, BJP Assam President Ranjeet Kumar Dass said the final NRC contains very small figure of […]

NRC final list : Many genuine Indian citizens left out

8:01 pm August 31, 2019

Guwahati: Assam Government Saturday claimed that many genuine Indian citizens have been left out of the final NRC but they need not panic as they can appeal to the Foreigners Tribunal. The government will provide legal support to the excluded people, Assam Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary told PTI. “One thing is sure that […]

AGP dissatisfied with final NRC

7:56 pm August 31, 2019

Guwahati: Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), a member of the ruling alliance in Assam, on Saturday expressed dissastisfaction over the final NRC in the state and said there is scope for its review in the Supreme Court, which supervised the updation process. The number of exclusions appear to be “ridiculuously small”, AGP president and state Agriculture […]

Final NRC released, excludes 19.07 lakh applicants

1:45 pm August 31, 2019

Guwahati: The much-awaited updated Final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was released on Saturday, excluding names of over 19 lakh applicants. 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, a statement from the NRC State Coordinator’s […]