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State govt will take up the cause of people left out in the
NRC list: CM
Guwahati, Aug 30 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal on Friday said that the state government will take up
the cause of those excluded from the final NRC to be published
Saturday and ensure that nobody is subjected to any
"unnecessary harassment".
     As long as the appellant's plea remains sub-judice
with the Foreigner's Tribunal, he or she cannot be treated as
a foreigner, the chief minister said in a statement here.
     He, therefore, appealed to the people of the state
belonging to Barak, Brahmaputra, hills and plains to maintain
peace and tranquility and set an example of a matured society.
     Sonowal further assured that those whose names have
been excluded from the NRC will get an oppurtunity to file
their appeal and be heard in the Foreigners' Tribunal (FT) as
per the direction of the Union Home Ministry.
     "The fact that the extension of filing an appeal from
60 days to 120 days to the FT, will help all excluded persons
to enjoy a level playing field", he said.
"Nobody will be subjected to any unnecessary
harassment," the CM said.
     The National Register of Citizens is an outcome of
the untiring efforts of thousands of people and it has been
possible to update it due to unconditional support of the
people of Assam, he added.
     The citizens register is being updated by the NRC
State Coordinator and his team under the monitoring of the
Supreme Court of India and supervision of the Registrar
General of India.
     The final NRC will be published on Saturday in Assam,
the only state in the country where it is being updated after
1951.
     In July last year, 40,07,707 people were excluded
from the complete draft of the NRC, which contained
2,89,83,677 eligible persons out of a total 3,29,91,384
applicants.
     An additional 1,02,462 persons were included in the
list of excluded persons in June this year, taking the total
ineligible persons to 41,10,169 in the complete draft. PTI DG
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