Guwahati : Md. Javed Ali, a resident of minority dominated lower Assam district South Salmara Mankachar, who is one among the 40 lakh people whose names were not included in the complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) published by the Assam government on Monday.
But he is not fear about his name is not appeared in the complete draft list.
Javed said that, six other people of his family names have included in the complete draft list, but his name is missing.
Javed said that, he submitted all essential documents during the application submission process of NRC.
“I was shocked after missing my name in the complete draft, but not panic. I had submitted all documents during the application submission process. I don’t know why my name was missing. I will again submit my claim and objection before the NRC official,” Javed Ali said,
Not only Javed, there are over 40 lakh other people whose names were left out from the complete draft of NRC.
Registrar General of India (RGI) Shri Shailesh 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.
Tafajjul Ali, a resident of Fatasil Ambari area in Assam’s capital city Guwahati also not able to find out his name in the complete draft of NRC.
Tafajjul said that, name of other members of his family have included in the list, but his name is missing.
“Name of two others of my family have appeared in the list, but my name was missing. I will see actually what happened,” Taffajul Ali said.
The first draft of NRC was published on December 31 midnight by including 1.90 crore people out of 3.29 crore applicants.
The NRC updation process is continuing in Assam under the Supreme Court monitoring to identify the illegal foreigners residing in the state.
According to the Supreme Court, all Indian Citizens including their children and descendants who have moved to Assam post March 24 1971 would be eligible for inclusion in the updated NRC on adducing satisfactory proof of residence in any part of the country (outside Assam) as on March 24, 1971.
Large scale of illegal migration from the Bangladesh into Assam has been alerting to the demographic complexion of the state.
Unabated influx from the Bangladesh also threat both to the identity of the indigenous people of Assam and the national security.
It adversely affects the social, economic and political environment in Assam.
Illegal migration from the East Pakistan/Bangladesh is continued since past couple of decades.
The flow of immigrants started during the rule of British and it continued till.
The NRC updation process is going on in Assam to detect illegal foreigners residing in Assam.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
