Group, which has supported the Citizenship Bill, denies ties to the BJP, demands an ‘error-free’ register
New Delhi: Seeking “sample re-verification” of Assam’s draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the Supreme Court, the Union Home Ministry, in its affidavit, attached a letter from an Assam-based NGO, Sachetan Nagrik Mancha, Axom (SNM), that had demanded an “error-free NRC”.
The Supreme Court has directed that the final NRC be published by July 31. If the fresh affidavit filed by the Ministry and the Assam government seeking “20% re-verification of names included in the final draft NRC in districts of Assam bordering Bangladesh and 10% verification in other districts” is admitted by the court, it would further push back the date of the final publication of the NRC. If the SC rejects the proposal, the Centre may take the legislative route, a senior government official said.
In an affidavit filed on Tuesday, the Ministry said the SNM has on June 29 forwarded an appeal to the President signed by more than “25 lakh indigenous Indian citizens of Assam” demanding an error-free NRC containing the names of all Indian citizens of Assam with complete exclusion of all “illegal migrants”.
SNM secretary Atul Burman told The Hindu that the NGO was formed in 2013 and it worked for “national integration” and denied it was aligned to the BJP.
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