Dismiss current NRC: Himanta tells Centre

Unhappy with the recently published National Register of Citizens (NRC), Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the NRC was not flawless. Addressing the media in Guwahati, the Minister further said that the Assam government has requested the Centre to reject the NRC.

Sarmasaid that the party has asked Union Home Minister Amit Shah to dismiss the NRCin the current form. "The Assam government has not accepted the NRC. Governmentof Assam and BJP have requested the Home Minister to reject the NRC," saidSarma.

Rejectingthe NRC, he also said that there should be one cut-off year for the entirecountry. "If the cut-off year is 1971, then it should be the same for allstates," the Minister said. He also criticised former NRC State CoordinatorPrateek Hajela.

Himanta Biswa Sarma, Finance Minister of Assam on National Register of Citizens: Assam state BJP and govt are of the opinion that the NRC prepared under the supervision of Supreme Court by State Coordinator Prateek Hajela has failed to fulfill the aspirations the people of Assam. pic.twitter.com/jyIGSZUWu8

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It maybe mentioned here that Union Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said in RajyaSabha that the NRC process will be carried out again in Assam along with therest of the country, and assured Parliament that "all citizens of India",irrespective of religion, will figure in the list.