Delhi, September 25: Replying to a question on implementation of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that if executed, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari would have to leave the capital. Aam Aadmi Party president made this statement while speaking at a press conference. BJP Delhi Chief Manoj Tiwari Calls For NRC in Delhi, Terms Situation in National Capital 'Dangerous'.

"If NRC (National Register of Citizens) is implemented in Delhi then Manoj Tiwari will be the first one who will have to leave Delhi," said Kejriwal. Last Month, Tiwari had said that the condition in Delhi is "dangerous" and NRC is needed. Mohan Bhagwat Assures Hindus Excluded From Assam NRC of Justice, Says 'No Hindu Will be Expelled Even if Name is Missing From Final List'.

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Reacting to Kejriwal's statement, BJP MP said that Delhi CM has lost his mentality. "I would like to ask if he wants to say that a person who hails from Purvanchal is an illegal infiltrator, whom he wants to chase out of Delhi. People who have migrated from other states are considered as foreigners by you (Delhi CM)? You want to chase them out from Delhi, you're one among them. If this is his intention then I think he has lost his mental stability. How does an IRS officer not know what NRC is?" he said.

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Earlier, Samajwadi Party (SP) party chief Akhilesh Yadav said if NRC is implemented in Uttar Pradesh, then Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath would have to return. "He is a 'mool niwaasi' (resident) of Uttarakhand," he said.

What is the National Register of Citizens (NRC) of India?

The NRC is a register maintained by the Indian Government containing names and relevant information for identification of all genuine Indian citizens. The register was first prepared after 1951 Census of India and since then it hasn't been updated till recently. Assam is the first Indian state where the updation of National Register of Citizens is being taken up to include names of those appeared in NRC, 1959 and their descendants having a permanent residence within the state

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