Guwahati : Around less than 36 hours has left to publish the first draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam to check illegal foreigners, security has been mobilised across the state to prevent any untoward situation.
To maintain the law and situation, over 66,000 security personnel have been deployed across the state ahead of draft NRC publication.
Assam Police ADGP (Law and order) Mukesh Agarwala said that, 80 additional companies of Central paramilitary forces have been developed across the state.
"We have already alerted all district police to prevent any situation and to take stern action against the persons who trying to create any untoward situation," Agarwala said.
Assam police had already identified hyper sensitive and sensitive areas and deploying adequate security at these areas.
Assam DGP Mukesh Sahay said that, if required, army also being called.
"We are trying to create a peaceful atmosphere and appealed all sections of people to maintain peace," Mukesh Sahay said.
Following supreme court directions, the Registrar General of India will publish the first draft NRC on December 31 midnight by covering 2.38 crore people to distinguish Indian citizens living in Assam from those who illegally entered in the north eastern Indian state from Bangladesh after March 24, 1971.
Around 3.28 people of the state had submitted their applications to enter their names in the NRC.
The state coordinator of NRC Prateek Hajela said that, around 68 lakh applications of 3.28 crore people and over 6 crore documents were submitted in the NRC process.
"The entire process is ongoing under the Supreme Court supervision and all legal Indian citizens name will be included in the NRC," Hajela said.
Hajela further said that, it is a part draft NRC which will be published on December 31 and if somebody’s name doesn’t include in it then no need to worry.
“After publishing the part draft NRC, another draft NRC to be published and people can file their claims and objections, whose names doesn’t include in the draft NRC. They will take time to file claims and objections. Every Indian citizen names to be included in the NRC,” Hajela said.
Recently, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba had reviewed the NRC updation process and security measures in Guwahati.
The last NRC update in Assam was took place in 1951, and it recorded 80 lakh legal Indian citizens in the state.
The latest NRC updation process was started in the state in 2015.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
