During electioneering in West Bengal, BJP’s national president has again vowed that BJP would introduce a National Register for Citizens (NRC) across India if the party is voted to power again. He further added that for West Bengal, the Citizenship (amendment) bill would be introduced first and the NRC would follow. The National Register of… Continue reading National Register of Citizens is for whole country, says Amit Shah
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Amit Shah vows to bring in nationwide NRC, dump Article 370
BJP’s national president has said that BJP would introduce a National Register for Citizens across India if the party is voted to power again. He further added that the party would scrap Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. Article 370 is a temporary provision granting special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir. It specifies that… Continue reading Amit Shah vows to bring in nationwide NRC, dump Article 370
Will implement NRC in Bengal
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president has said that the party would introduce the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the West Bengal if the BJP government was voted back to power in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a register which contains the name of all citizens of India residing… Continue reading Will implement NRC in Bengal
Election Commission won’t disturb staff involved in NRC work
The Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) Coordinator has informed the Supreme Court that the Election Commission has agreed to not withdraw personnel involved in the NRC work. The central government had previously stated 167 companies of combined armed police forces were need to be pulled out of Assam and stationed across the country for… Continue reading Election Commission won’t disturb staff involved in NRC work
Election Commission: no names removed based on draft NRC
The Election Commission has informed the Supreme Court that names have not been deleted from the voters’ list in Assam on the basis of exclusion from the Draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) EC’s response comes in the backdrop of a petition alleged that several categories of persons in Assam had been denied voting rights… Continue reading Election Commission: no names removed based on draft NRC
NRC verification to begin on Thursday
The process of verifying the documents of applicants who were excluded from the published list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will begin from February 14, 2019. The Supreme Court has notified that the NRC authorities should publish the final list on July 31, 2019. The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a register which… Continue reading NRC verification to begin on Thursday
