Close to 3,000 people from a few adjoining villages around Boko in Assam¡¯s Kamrup district were left astonished on being summoned to Upper Assam districts within 48-hours to prove their citizenship.
They had to appear for the hearings in remote Upper Assam districts, which are located almost 500 kms away.
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In a state of panic, the villagers, according to Inside Northeast, sold their land, cattle, jewellery and whatever belongings they had to appear for the summons.?
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The situation is more complex in Baruagaon where a 102-years-old Mohammad Anuwar Ali, the oldest man in the village, has also been served a notice.
I have been summoned to Sibsagar, Jorhat, places I have never even heard the names of. I was born here 102 years ago, and I have been here ever since¡±, Ali was quoted as saying by Inside Northeast.
He added that as many as sixteen of his family members have received hearing notices.?
¡°How will we get there? Where will we get the money?¡± he asked.
The poor people have asked the Government how they are expected to go to Upper Assam within a day considering their financial difficulties. But the administration wants ¡®re-verification¡¯ before publishing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) on August 31.