Assam NRC Final List 2019: BJP Delhi Chief Manoj Tiwari Calls For NRC in Delhi, Terms Situation in National Capital 'Dangerous'
Tiwari said that NRC will be implemented in Delhi soon, reported news agency ANI. Tiwari's comment comes on the day of release of NRC final list 2019. The Delhi BJP chief claimed that Delhi is 'under threat' and that the situation in Delhi is becoming 'dangerous' because of the 'illegal immigrants'.
New Delhi, August 31: On the day when the Assam government released the final NRC list, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari called for a similar list to drive out the immigrants from Delhi. Tiwari added that India's national capital needs a National Register of Citizens (NRC) on the lines of Assam. Tiwari then said that NRC will be implemented in Delhi soon, reported news agency ANI. Tiwari's comment comes on the day of release of NRC final list 2019. NRC Final List 2019 Published at nrcassam.nic.in And thefinalnrc.com, Over 19 Lakh Excluded; Know How And Where to Check Names in National Register of Citizens For Assam.
The Delhi BJP chief claimed that Delhi is "under threat" and that the situation in Delhi is becoming "dangerous" because of the "illegal immigrants". However, Tiwari did not specify on the details of when and how the NRC will be implemented in Delhi.
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The citizens' registry was released online around 10 am ending six years of speculation over the exercise that identifies illegal foreigners living in the Assam.
Over 19 lakh people in Assam have been left out of the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which was released on Saturday morning. A total of 19,06,657 people have been excluded from the final list, which names 3,11,21,004 people as Indian citizens.
The government has assured that the people left out of the Final NRC will not be detained and they can appeal against their exclusion in the Foreigners' Tribunals (FT) and subsequently move higher courts. "These people can first approach the Foreigners' Tribunals (FT) and subsequently move to higher courts if not satisfied with the FT ruling," said Kumar Sanjay Krishna, Additional Chief Secretary (Home & Political).
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