Published 12:17 IST, December 25th 2019
BJP's Amit Malviya shares old video to claim Congress was onboard for NPR in the past
Amid the heavy political back and forth over the NPR, BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya slammed Congress for its criticism of the programme started by the UPA.
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Amid the heavy political back and forth over the contentious National Population Register (NPR), BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya slammed Congress for its criticism of the programme originally started by the UPA government. Tweeting a 2011 video of Congress president Sonia Gandhi enumerating for the census, Malviya said the party which brought the NPR is now using it as an excuse to "fan riots" and "create mayhem". BJP has denied any link between NPR and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Then Congress President Sonia Gandhi enumerating for the population census in 2011, when it was for the first time also used to build the National Population Register (NPR).
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) December 25, 2019
Now the same Congress is using it as an excuse to fan riots, destroy public property and create mayhem... pic.twitter.com/vUxi4WRlH9
NPR smuggled into NRC
Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday morning alleged that BJP is smuggling the elements of NRC into NPR. He shared the picture of an NPR form and highlighted the box that asks the applicant if their parents were born in India. Tewari also accused the government of using NPR's details as raw data for the NRC. The Opposition has maintained stern objection to any proposed pan-India NRC.
1/1-HM @AmitShah says”NPR is register of population, NRC is register of citizens”.if that is so how is it relevant to ask whether my parents were born in India or abroad?See encircled red box.Nothing but elements of NRC being smuggled into NPR. NPR will be raw Data of NRC. See1/2 pic.twitter.com/M3kzwui8cg
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) December 25, 2019
Union Cabinet gives nod to NPR updation
Amid the uproar over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the updation of the National Population Register (NPR) on Tuesday. As per sources, the NPR was initially introduced in 2010. Further, sources revealed that the NPR updation process will be carried out between April and September in 2020.
The Home Minister, on Tuesday, during an interview ruled out all the links between the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and NPR. He said, "NPR was notified before CAA was even in the picture." He also ruled out the connection between the detention centres made for the illegal migrants and NRC or CAA. According to him, "The centre has been there for years and is made for illegal migrants. There is no connection."
12:17 IST, December 25th 2019