Awareness Meeting on Final Draft of National Register of Citizens held in Dima Hasao,Assam

A Correspondent

Haflong, July 29: An awareness meeting on the complete draft NRC to be released on July 30 was called by Amitabh Rajkhowa, District Magistrate and District Registrar of Citizen Registration at the conference hall of the Deputy Commissioner, Dima Hasao on Sunday.

During the meeting the Deputy Commissioner briefed about the complete draft NRC to be published village/ward wise in consolidated list by the respective Local Registrar of Citizen Registration (LRCR) at 10am.

The consolidated list will include names of such persons included in the part draft NRC published on December 31, 2017 whose status of verification has not changed subsequently. The LRCRs shall cause publication of the complete draft NRC of each village/ ward under their respective NRC Seva Kendra (NSK). It was also communicated that the complete NRC will be available for inspection at the NSK upto September 28 on all working days.

DC Rajkhowa said, “Any fact of misrepresentation of particulars/ documents discovered by the authorities rendering the person ineligible will lead to exclusion of the person from NRC.”

He further stated that receipt at any point of time from the foreigners’ tribunal stating any person as foreigner will lead to exclusion of the person from NRC. There is also a provision of verification and re-verification in respect of applicants that includes persons in the draft NRC.

Prasanta Saikia, Dima Hasao Superintendent of Police appealed to the people to come up and help each other to make aware the facts regarding any confusion after publication of the Complete Draft NRC. Reading out the message from the Union Home Minister, SP Saikia expressed that peace be maintained and that no rumour mongers should be entertained.