Government of India (GoI) on November 20 stated in the Parliament that National Register of Citizen (NRC) was carried to identify illegal migrants in Assam, reports Northeast Now. In a written reply the Minister of state for home Nityanand Rai said that NRC is being updated in Assam under the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955. He also added that the provisions contained in the Schedule framed under Rule 4A of The Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003. He also added that “The matter of deportation would arise only after the disposal of appeals by the Foreigners Tribunal.”
Assam state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma appealed to Government of India (GoI) to rejected the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) list, reports Indian Express on November 20. He stated that “The Assam government has not accepted the NRC. Government of Assam and BJP have requested the Home Minister to reject the NRC”.
Separately, on November 18, demanding a solution to Bodoland issue, a mass gathering was organised in Balipara ground in Sonitpur District, reports East Mojo. The gathering was organised by All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), People's Joint Action Committee for Boroland Movement (PJACBM) and Progressive faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-P).