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The final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam which was published on Saturday including names of 3.1 crore people and leaving out 19 lakh names is a sensitive issue and should not be politicised, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Saturday.
The updated final NRC, validates bona fide Indian citizens of Assam, with the authority rejecting citizenship claims of over 19 lakh applicants who now face an uncertain future.
“This is a very sensitive matter. It should not be made a matter of prestige. It should not be politicised,” Gehlot told reporters. The approach of the Congress high command on the NRC issue will be considered by the party across the country, he said.
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“Such examples are coming on TV and in the media that those whose fathers have achieved martyrdom here… their sons and grandsons are being asked to prove that they are citizens of this country. This is very unfortunate,” he said.
On the Congress’s stand on the NRC issue, Gehlot said, “The stand taken by the high command will be accepted by all of us in the entire country.”
Gehlot was speaking on the sidelines of his visit to the Bhamashah Technohub and the State Data Center in Jhalana Dungri on Saturday.
“A total of 3,11,21,004 persons found eligible for inclusion in final NRC leaving out 19,06,657 persons including those who did not submit their claims. Those not satisfied with the outcome can file an appeal before Foreigners’ Tribunals,” Prateek Hajela, State Coordinator, NRC was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Check out the final Assam citizen list here: http://www.nrcassam.nic.in/
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