Amit Shah Interview by ANI Live Streaming: Watch Home Minister Speaking on NPR, NRC & CAA

New Delhi, December 24: The Narendra Modi government on Tuesday approved the National Population Register (NPR). The NPR is a government document in which will carry details of every Indian. According to the Census Commission, the main aim of the exercise is to create a detailed identity data of every "usual resident" of the country. Catch live streaming of Home Minister Amit Shah speaking on the NPR. NRC Row: No Proposal For Nationwide National Register of Citizen Based on NPR Data, Says Government.

Earlier in the day, the government clarified that there is no proposal for preparing nationwide National Register of Citizens or NRC on the basis of data to be collected during the updation of NPR. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said, “We have never said that NPR (National Population Register) will be used as NRC. I completely deny.” NPR Updation Gets Green Signal From Cabinet, Process May Start From April 2020.

Watch Live Streaming of Amit Shah's Interview:

ANI's Tweet:

Shah while speaking to ANI said, "There is no link between National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR), I am clearly stating this today."

Amit Shah's Statement:

The Home Minister while speaking on implementing pan-India NRC, said, " There is no need to debate this( pan-India NRC) as there is no discussion on it right now, PM Modi was right, there is no discussion on it yet either in the Cabinet or Parliament."

ANI's Tweet:

The Union Cabinet approved the NPR amid the ongoing protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and NRC. As per the proposal, the exercise to update NPR would be held between April and September 2020 in all states and Union Territories.

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