No decision on countrywide roll-out of NRC: Ministry of Home Affairs to parliamentary panel
The update of the NRC was carried out in Assam to identify bona fide Indian citizens living in the state but the initiative had created a nationwide uproar.
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People check their names on the final draft of the state s National Register of Citizens after it was released in Assam s Nagaon (File photo | PTI) By PTI
NEW DELHI: The Centre has not taken any decision on the roll-out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for the whole country, the Ministry of Home Affairs has told a parliamentary panel.
No decision yet on countrywide roll-out of NRC, Union home ministry tells parliamentary panel The update of the NRC was carried out in Assam to identify bona fide Indian citizens living in the state but the initiative had created a nationwide uproar File photo of Parliament building. PTI
New Delhi: The Centre has not taken any decision on the roll-out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for the whole country, the Ministry of Home Affairs has told a parliamentary panel. It has been clarified at various levels in government time and again that till now no decision has been taken to create National Register of Indian citizen, the ministry told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs headed by Congress leader Anand Sharma, according to a report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday.
Assam Elections 2021: Cong accuses BJP of destroying social fabric
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Updated: Monday, February 1, 2021, 16:28 [IST]
Guwahati, Feb 01: The Congress on Saturday alleged that the ruling BJP has been working overtime to destroy the social fabric of Assam. The saffron party during the past five years of its rule in the state has continuously used communal divide as a tool to polarise the voters of the state, AICC spokesperson Gourav Vallabh told a press conference here. Assam is the land of Vaishnav saint Srimanta Sankardeva who propagated an inclusive society, but BJP has been working overtime to destroy the social fabric of Assam , he said. BJP has been boasting of close co-ordination between the central and the state governments over the development efforts in Assam but the reality is completely different, the Congress leader claimed.
Congress takes BJP government to task on Assam issues
The present BJP-led coalition government in Assam has failed in several sectors.
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GUWAHATI: The present BJP-led coalition government in Assam has failed in several sectors. There is a complete mismanagement in the State. Assam now ranks at the second or third position from below in various parameters of performances set by the Centre. This was stated by Prof. Gourav Vallabh, AICC spokesperson while addressing the media in Rajiv Bhawan here on Saturday.
Buttressing his claims, the Congress leader alleged, What has happened to the BJP s vision document. It was full of promises; but the leaders failed to fulfil them. Their leaders have resorted to lies and deceit to whitewash their actions of misgovernance and paint a fair picture of their inactions.
How Large Deployment of Central Forces Is Burdening J&K s Exchequer
A number of chief ministers of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state had written to the Centre to waive off the charges, urging that the security of the region be considered a national issue.
File photo of CRPF personnel patrolling in Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: Reuters/Danish Ismail
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Srinagar: The massive presence of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPFs) in Jammu and Kashmir is proving to be a burden on its exchequer, as it owes more than Rs 4,600 crore to the forces on account of their deployment here for the past 11 years.