Nationwide NRC to be Mandated by Amit Shah & Narendra Modi, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Kolkata, December 7, 2019:

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during the India Today Conclave East 2019 stated that the new nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be mandated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

Speaking on the lines of the Assam NRC, Biswa Sarma stated that the Supreme Court monitored process was a stepping-stone, however, the 'complex process' could not be delivered by the apex Court.

Responding to allegations of 'communalism', Biswa Sarma explained that the Government is targeting the Muslims who have come to India for 'economic reasons'. "We are going to see that their names are not in the NRC, Biswa Sarma said. He further added that a nationwide NRC is the need of the hour to drive out the 'economic infiltrators' from the country.

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There will be affidavit, process will be laid down in the rules, process will be seen in the act of Parliament and detailed procedure will be laid down -- we are going to give shelter only to religiously persecuted Hindus.

"No Muslim will be persecuted in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan for practicing Koran", Biswa Sarma said, added that the Bill does not violate Article 14 of the Constitution. Under the Constitution "intelligent differentiation" is allowed Biswa Sarma said, added that it is why the people of the nation are enjoying the  'reservation'.

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The Finance Minister also stated that he has "disowned" the Assam Accord, and it was signed by the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) leaders. He has further stated that he was on record in 1989, stating that the Accord did not fulfill the aspirations of the Assamese people.

Meanwhile, the stir against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is gaining steam in Assam, with many indigenous organizations and student bodies staging mass protests ahead of its tabulation in the Parliament.

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