Nobody's rights and privileges will be curtailed if his or her name does not figure in the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to be published on July 30, senior Assam Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said.
A draft is a draft. Nobody's rights and privileges will be taken away on the basis of the draft NRC. No one will be sent to any detention camp," he told a press conference.
After the final publication, there will be claims, objections and correction procedure and people will be able to avail these services, Sarma said.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal had on Thursday stated that no one will be treated as a foreigner if his or her name does not figure in the final draft.
Assam Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia told that the police are carrying out community engagement programmes to avoid misunderstanding and keeping a strict watch on social media so that no fake news or hate messages are circulated.
"We are doing community engagement programmes to avoid any misunderstanding and lack of faith in the system. Our teams are regularly meeting village elders, student leaders and respectable persons in communities," Saikia said, adding that there is no tension as such.
(Source : PTI)
