Published 20:21 IST, September 1st 2019
'NRC not biased', says MEA, clarifies 'those excluded not stateless'
As the final list of Assam's NRC final list was out on Saturday, with 3,11,21,004 Assam residents included and 19,06,657 excluded, the MEA issued a statement.
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As final list of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) is out on Saturday, with 3,11,21,004 Assam residents included and 19,06,657 excluded, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a statement saying that those whose name are t in list will t be 'stateless' Speaking at a press briefing on Sunday, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that those t in final NRC list will t be detained. He also ded that state of Assam has assured provision of free legal assistance to any person excluded from final list. He ded that facility is to enable people, especially disvantd sections, to have access to best possible legal assistance. Listen to MEA spokesperson's full statement below:
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NRC Final List Out
NRC office has stated that hard copies of Supplementary list of inclusions will be at public view at NRC Seva Kendras (NSK). same list will also be available at offices of Deputy Commissioner and Circle officer during office hours - 10 am to 4 pm. final list has been published on Saturday- 31 August 2019 at 10 AM. state coordinator has stated that those t satisfied with outcome can file an appeal before Foreigners Tribunals. Here's link to check final NRC list: http://nrcassam.nic.in/
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What is NRC?
NRC was first prepared in 1951 under purview of Census Act, 1948. An updation process was started in 2013 and ended with receipt of forms by NRC authorities on 31 August 2015. process aimed at separating genuine Indian citizens from undocumented immigrants living in Assam. As per NRC terms, a resident has to prove that y or ir ancestors entered Assam before midnight on March 24, 1971. Anyone failing to do so will be declared a foreigner.
According to NRC press release, 3,30,27,661 Assam residents have h to prove ir Indian citizenship. Previously in December 2017, first draft was published in which 140 lakh people were included. Furr, in July 2018, second draft was published where more than 40 lakh people were excluded. Apart from se drafts, an ditional exclusion list was published on June 26, 2019, where names of 1,02,463 people were published. se persons were earlier included in draft.
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18:49 IST, September 1st 2019