Woman delivers baby while waiting for NRC Hearing

Dhubri, March 29, 2019:

In a truly tragic incident, a pregnant woman underwent labor pain and gave birth to a baby while waiting for a National Register of Citizens (NRC) hearing at Fakirganj of South Salmara in Dhubri district of Assam.

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Mafida Khatoon from Chapar village suddenly experienced labor pain while on a visit to the NRC Seva Kendra (NSK) for a hearing on Thursday. A local, Rabiul Islam noticed Khatoon and informed the local women of the region. The locals then helped her give birth to a baby boy.

Following this, the South Salmara unit of All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) appealed the NSK officials to re-schedule the hearing date for Khatoon’s family. The AASU unit also said that the pregnant women, old age people, and children should be exempted from the hearings.