AASU President Utpal Sarma calls for SIR in Assam, Says NRC must be updated

AASU president Utpal Sarma has called for the implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Assam, stressing the need for an accurate and error-free voter list.

Speaking at the 25th conference of the Nagaon district unit of the All Assam Students' Union (AASU), Sarma said that an updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) was necessary to ensure the preparation of a correct electoral roll.

He also stressed the need to clear encroachments from forest areas to address human-elephant conflict.

Sarma made these remarks while attending the open session of the conference, organised under the hospitality of the Puranigudam regional unit of AASU in Nagaon.

AASU general secretary Samiran Phukan and finance secretary Gauri Shankar Kalita also attended the open session.