They can explore all legal options.
None of the persons excluded from Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) to be published on August 31 will be immediately put in detention centres, a senior government official said.
The official clarified that any decision would be taken only after the excluded applicants have exhausted all legal options, like the Foreigners Tribunals (FTs), the High Court and the Supreme Court.
He said a section of the foreign press has created unnecessary hype around the NRC through incorrect reports that millions would lose citizenship in Assam once the final list is published on August 31.
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