Jagan-led Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes anti-NRC, NPR resolution amid COVID crisis

Amid India's Coronavirus crisis, Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Andhra Presh Assembly, on Wednesday, passed a resolution against National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR). Currently, NPR and Census data collection activity was cancelled amid nationwide lockdown imposed by Centre. Interestingly, YSRCP h voted in support of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in both Parliamentary houses.

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Jagan: 're will be NRC in Andhra'

On 23 December 2019, while dressing a garing in Kappa, CM Jagan Mohan Reddy, he said that NRC would t be implemented in Andhra under any circumstances, assuring sizable Muslim population that his ministration won't go against ir interests. This comment was after AIMIM chief Owaisi appealed to Reddy in a public rally to t implement NPR, NRC in state. Owaisi has repeatedly stated that 'NPR was first step to create a nationwide NRC'.

“We are strongly opposed to NRC. Under any circumstances, we shall t allow its implementation in Andhra Presh. We shall also oppose its implementation elsewhere in country.” Supporting his Deputy CM S B Amz Basha's statement, he ded, "Yes, I fully endorse my deputy chief minister’s statement which he h me only after discussing with me. I assure that I will t allow any decision that will go against interests of Muslim mirities in state."

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States pass anti-NPR, anti-CAA resolutions

As of date, Andhra Presh, Bihar, Delhi, Tamil Nu, Kerala, West Bengal and Mhya Presh have opposed NPR in its current format - demanding it to be restored to its 2010 version. Moreover, states like Rajasthan, Punjab, Kerala, West Bengal, Telangana, Chhatisgarh have passed anti-CAA resolutions too. India h witnessed nation-wide anti-NRC, CAA, NPR protests which were brought to a halt after Delhi riots in February, killing 53.

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NPR, first prepared in 2010 and updated in 2015, is an identity database maintained of all usual residents of country and is prepared at local, sub-District, District, State and National level under provisions of Citizenship Act 1955. Any resident who has resided in a local area for past 6 months or more, or intends to do same has to mandatorily register in NPR. Centre has denied any links between NRC, NPR and CAA.