'NRC Co-ordinator Hajela Has Not Discharged Duty and Responsibility', Tarun Gogoi Writes to CJI

Guwahati, September 6, 2019:

Three-time Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has urged the Supreme Court to review the final National Register of Citizens (NRC). The senior Congress leader on September 5 wrote to the Chief Justice of India (CJI), Ranjan Gogoi, seeking the apex court’s intervention.

In his letter, Gogoi urged the Supreme Court to ensure that no “genuine Indian citizens are not deprived of their dignity and right to life and liberty enshrined by the Constitution of India”.

READ MORE: ‘Kanchanjangha’ Fever Grips Zubeen-Crazy Assam

Taking potshots at the NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela for not ‘discharging duty and responsibility efficiently and effectively’, Gogoi added that the excluded people have to bear all the difficulties due to the inefficiency of the NRC authorities.

READ MORE: Assam’s Longest Flyover to be Built at Kaziranga

In his letter to the CJI, Gogoi also lamented over the exclusion of the some prominent 'sons of the soil' including Army and police personnel, family members of the freedom fighters, MLAs, former MLAs and family members of former President of India, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed from the final NRC draft which was published on August 31.

He said that all the political parties, social organizations, and intellectuals have rejected the list. On the other hand, the stand of the Assam government is contrary to the central government. Hence, we urge the Supreme Court’s intervention in the matter,” he added.

Join us as we continue the awareness campaign to preserve the only Ramsar site in Assam which is facing immense threats (A Ramsar Site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention). We need your help to preserve this site of great ecological importance. Join the #LetsSaveDeeporBeel campaign and tweet about it, and do tag us on Twitter. It is time to create awareness.

Download:

The Inside Northeast app HERE for News, Views, and Reviews from Northeast India.

Do keep following us for news on-the-go. We deliver the Northeast