In a new development only 450,000 people out of the 40 lakh people who were excluded in the draft National Register of Citizens popularly known as NRC in Assam month ago, have claimed that they are Indian nationals. This has happened after two months window was opened for claims and objections in the Supreme Court-monitored exercise, sources told PTI.?
Besides, less than 100 applications have been received by the authorities challenging the inclusion of the names of suspected illegal immigrants in the NRC, a list of Assam's residents.
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So far, about 450,000 people have submitted applications for inclusion of their names in the NRC and they have submitted relevant documents claiming that they are Indian citizens, a source privy to the development said.
The issue of low turnout in the claims and objections period was also discussed at Saturday's high-level meeting in New Delhi attended by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president Amit Shah, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Director of Intelligence Bureau Rajiv Jain, among others.
The Supreme Court has also finalised a set of standard operating procedure (SOP) for disposal of claims and objections in the updation of the NRC.
The draft NRC was published on July 30 and included the names of 29 million people out of the total applications of 32.9 million.
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There has been a huge controversy over the exclusion of 4 million people from the draft NRC.