Foreign-backed elements to create disturbance in Assam ahead of draft NRC publication : IB
A notification has been sent to the Assam police headquarters to take appropriate measures against any such attempt.
The Supreme Court has recently directed the Assam state coordinator office for the NRC to update and publish the draft rolls by December 31, 2017.
Assam police ADGP (Special Branch) Pallav Bhattacharya said forces in all districts and security agencies have been asked to tackle any untoward situation.
The alert notification says that few organisations operating within and outside Assam and being backed by some foreign countries have establish their footprints in various parts of the state and are trying to create untoward situation before NRC update.
A top IB official said these organisations are mostly from South India, Northern India and Bangladesh.
“Some organisations of Pakistan and gulf countries are also trying to contact local organisations. They are apprehending that the names of most of the minority people (Muslim), who are residing in Assam, will not be registered in the much awaited draft publication of NRC update. Some organisations have raised the issue in group meetings held in mosques, madrasas,” the top IB official said.
ADGP Bhattacharya said adequate measures have been taken to tackle any situation.
The state home department has urged the Union home ministry to send additional forces to the state.
According to the reports, around 96 per cent verification process of NRC update has been completed so far.
The state coordinator for the NRC, presently updating the 1951 list under the supervision of the apex court to detect undocumented immigrants from Bangladesh, had submitted a report before the Supreme Court on October 12, saying that of 47.09 lakh applicants who have submitted Panchayat certificates to get included in NRC, 17.40 lakh are original inhabitants.
A top official of the state coordinator office for the NRC said that several fake documents were found during the verification process.
Over 68 lakh families of the state had submitted their required documents with the NRC application forms.
The All Assam Students Union (AASU) has urged the NRC authorities to publish an NRC roll, free from illegal foreigners.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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