40 Lakh Left Out of Final Draft, Govt. Asks People Not to Panic
- 30-Jul-2018
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The final draft of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released in Guwahati on Monday. Over 40 lakh people were left out of the final draft. The final draft has left over 40 lakh of the 3.29 crore people out of the list. The officials clarified that those left out will not be branded as foreigner and no punitive action will be taken against them. “Whoever does not have name will get opportunity to file claim/ objections under adequate time. Those left out will have the option to file online application in NRC website or visit a NRC Seva Kendra,” said Shailesh, Registrar General of India. The final NRC will be out in December 2018. Guwahati police commissioner Hiren Nath said that they have sufficient force to contain any untoward incident following the announcement. He said that central forces will remain till the entire process is not completed. A total of 6.56 crore supporting documents along with 68.31 lakh application forms submitted, were scanned in 16 rounds of digitisation. Prohibitory order under Section 144 of CrPC has been imposed in seven districts — Barpeta, Darrang, Dima Hasao, Sonitpur, Karimganj, Golaghat and Dhubri. The Centre has dispatched 220 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces in Assam and neighbouring states.
