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Guwahati : Azima Purbin, a resident of Kalaidin village in religious minority dominated lower Assam’s Barpeta district is one of 4 millions who were excluded from the complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) published on Monday.
The Assam government on Monday had published the complete draft of NRC by including the names of 2.89 crore persons out of 3.29 crore applicants.
Out of 3.29 applicants, over 40 lakh peoples name were excluded from the complete draft of NRC.
Azima is one of them who didn’t find out her name in the list.
Azima said that, among five members of her family only her father’s name included in the list.
Not only Azima, her mother and other three family members name were excluded from the complete draft NRC.
Azima said that, they are genuine Indian citizens and submitted all documents including ration cards, bank passbook, birth certificates during the application filing process of NRC.
“I don’t know why my and our other family member names were excluded from the draft NRC. We will again submit our documents before the NRC
authorities to get Indian citizenship,” Azima said.
Not only Azima, there are 40 lakh other people who are still fight to get Indian citizenship.
On the other hand, Shonajul Haque, a resident of Assam’s Barpeta district said that, among his six members family including his wife and four son-daughters, only his and wife’s name have been appeared in the draft NRC.
“We had submitted all essential documents to include our names in the NRC. But I don’t know why my children names were excluded from the draft NRC,” Shonajul Haque said.
Registrar General of India (RGI) Shri Shailesh on Monday said that, 2,89,83,677 numbers of persons are found eligible for inclusion in complete draft of NRC out of 3,29,91,384 applicants.
That is over 40.07 lakh persons have been excluded from the list.
The RGI further said that, persons who do not find their names in complete draft NRC have the legal right to apply again by filing of claim during the period August 30 to September 28 this year, they will be able to know the reasons for non-inclusion by visiting NRC Seva Kendras and enquiring from Local Registrar.
“The publishing of complete draft NRC is conducted under the monitoring and supervision and direction of the Supreme Court. It is a legal process under
the Citizenship Act 1955 and the Citizenship Rules 2003,” RGI Shri Shailesh said.
Shailesh further said that, it is a draft NRC, not a final NRC.
“Every person whose name is not in the draft NRC, they will get amble opportunity for filing claim. No genuine Indian citizen should have any fear or any panic in regard to filing claim and objections and will provide adequate time. They will get full justice,” the RGI said.
The process of NRC updation was taken up in Assam as per order of the Supreme Court in 2013.
The process of NRC update in Assam differs from the rest of the country and is governed by Rules 4A and the corresponding Schedule of the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003. These rules have been framed as per the cut-off date March 24, 1971 decided as per Assam Accord.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
