Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal attends meet on NRC updation in New Delhi; calls for NRC like exercise in all states
First Published: 11th September, 2018 16:11 IST
Terming illegal immigrants a challenge for the nation, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal pitched for the implementation of the National Register of Citizens across all states of the country. The
Terming illegal immigrants a challenge for the nation, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal pitched for the implementation of the National Register of Citizens across all states of the country.
The Assam Chief Minister while addressing an event in New Delhi on the NRC issue, said that Illegal immigrants are a challenge and to answer this challenge, NRC needs to be implemented in all the states.
#NEWSFLASH | An all important meet in regards to the #NRC Update Process was held at the Constitution Club of India, The meeting was attended by Assam CM @sarbanandsonwal along with BJP National General Secretary and host of other top BJP Leaders. pic.twitter.com/d4Ma3kW8Dq
— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) September 10, 2018
Meanwhile, the first draft of NRC for Assam, which was released in January contained the name of 1.9 crore Assamese.
The second and final draft, which was released in July, included names of 2.89 crore people, out of 3.29 crore applicants in Assam, leaving out names of nearly 40 lakh people.
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