The Assam Public Works (APW which contributed to the initiation of the NRC process in the state, on Tuesday, 17 September demanded a CBI probe into utilisation of funds for updating the citizens list.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, 16 September, said that NRC will be implemented in the state, at the time it “needs” it.
The final Assam NRC list was released on Saturday, 31 August, with 19,06,657 people being excluded and a total of 3,11,21,004 found eligible for inclusion.
- The NRC aims to identify illegal foreigners living in Assam
- Non-inclusion of a person’s name in NRC doesn’t amount to him/her being declared a foreigner, the MHA has clarified
- Those left out of the NRC can file appeals before foreigners tribunals
- An unhappy BJP has decided to move the Supreme Court again to re-verify select NRC data, said Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam NGO Demands CBI Probe on NRC Funds
The Assam Public Works (APW), the original petitioner in the Supreme Court that led to the initiation of the NRC process in the state demanded a CBI investigation on utilisation of funds allocated for updating the citizens list, reported PTI.
The central and state governments had allocated funds for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and their utilisation by officials concerned must be investigated by the CBI, APW President Aabhijeet Sharma told reporters in Delhi.
Visitors From Assam Harassed by Other NE States After NRC: Saikia to Sonowal
Leader of Opposition in Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia urged Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to take up with the CMs of other NE states regarding the alleged harassment of people of Assam visiting the neighbouring states after the publication of final NRC.
Saikia in his letter to the Chief Minister said that there are media reports that following the publication of the final NRC, visitors from Assam are being harassed in certain neighbouring states, particularly in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram, reported PTI.
Will Implement NRC in UP When Needed: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that NRC will be implemented in the state, at the time it “needs” it.
He added that using Assam’s experience, Uttar Pradesh can start it in a “phase-wise” manner.
“These things are being implemented phase-wise and I feel that when Uttar Pradesh will need an NRC, we will do so. In the first phase, it has been Assam and the way it is being implemented there, it can be an example for us. It is important for national security and it will also put a stop on the rights of poor being taken away by illegal immigration,” he said, speaking to The Indian Express.
'Will Implement NRC in Haryana': Khattar
After Assam, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced that the National Register of Citizens will be implemented in the state, reported PTI.
Apart from this, constitution of a Law Commission is also being considered in the state and an independent department would be set up to solicit the services of intellectuals, he said.
“We will implement NRC in Haryana,” Khattar told reporters in Panchkula after meeting Justice HS Bhalla (retd) and former Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba at their residences.