NRC authorities to remove names of ‘ineligible persons’ from Assam citizens register
14-Oct-2020
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ASSAM, Oct 14
The
National Register of Citizens (NRC) authorities in Assam have ordered
the removal of “ineligible” names from the prepared register.
The
NRC, published in August last year under the direct supervision of the
Supreme Court, excluded 19 lakh-odd applicants out out of around 3.3
crore applicants.
In a letter to all DCs on Tuesday, NRC state
coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma, directed them to issue speaking orders for
the deletion of such names.
“As per the reports received from your
end through Webform, some names of ineligible persons belonging to the
categories of DF (declared foreigners)/DV (‘D’ voters)/PFT (pending in
Foreigners Tribunals) along with their descendants have found entry to
the NRC,” he said.
Sarma directed district officials to issue orders
for deletion of such names from the NRC as per Clause 4(6) of the
Schedule under the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of
National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003, after “specifically ascertaining
the identity of the person”. Northeast Now