Nitish Kumar writes to Centre rejecting new format of NPR, reads letter in Bihar assembly

Reiterating that ""additional clauses" in National Population Register (NPR) forms will create confusion, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday has said that state government has written to Centre urging that se be dropped. Replying to a debate on an adjournment motion moved by Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav and ors in Bihar assembly, Kumar told assembly that re should be " confusion" regarding how NPR exercise would be carried out in state and that body would be asked to furnish information like places of birth of parents.

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Reading out text of letter to Centre, Kumar said it has also been proposed by Bihar government that "transs" be included in column. A strong opponent of National Register for Citizens despite an alliance with BJP, Kumar, however, disapproved of "hauva" (bogey) of NRC being raised by opposition despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's categorical statement that a countrywide implementation was t on anvil.

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He also sought to make light of virulent opposition by leaders of RJD and Congress to CAA, reading out from parliamentary proceedings of 2003 to underscore that leaders such as former prime minister Manmohan Singh, former president Pranab Mukherjee and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad had been in favour of fast-tracking of grant of citizenship to refugees from neighbouring countries. 

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This comes after January 29 anuncement by Nitish Kumar wherein he had said that NPR should t have a new format as it will create confusion. He had also said that inclusion of new format is creating "unnecessary confusion and fear" amongst people. He had clarified that he is against National Register of Citizens (NRC), and had urged Central government to continue old format of NPR.

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“ NPR has been re since 2011, it’s t a new thing but, in new format with more questions, it can create confusion in country,” he said while addressing media after a JD(U) party meeting at his official residence on Anne Marg. “body kws ir parents’ birth date, we believe that Central government should continue with old format of NPR,” he had said.

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