GUWAHATI: The State government is not happy with the National Register of Citizens (NRC). It, however, feels that the delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies in the state will salvage the interests of the indigenous people of the state.
Assam Accord Implementation and Border Protection and Development Minister Atul Bora said, “The NRC did provide a scope for the detection of foreigners staying in the State. However, the NRC update did not happen as the State Government and the people of the State expected it to. This is why the demand for re-examination of the NRC comes from various quarters, besides the many petitions being filed in the Supreme Court of India. Since the State Government also wants the publication of a correct NRC, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will take steps towards that end.
“In the meantime, the delimitation of constituencies has opened a scope for the protection of the futures of the indigenous people of Assam. The State Government feels that the Election Commission of India is carrying out the delimitation exercise sincerely. This is why the Election Commission came to Assam twice to take suggestions and opinions from all stakeholders in the state. Other states of the country had their delimitations much earlier. Once the delimitation exercise gets well accomplished in Assam, the indigenous people of the state will reap the benefits in more Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies in the future.”
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