Rajnath reviews Assam situation

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Mar 26 2017 | 3:07 PM IST
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the security situation in Assam along with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and top officials of the central and state governments.
During the hour-long meeting, the Home Minister was briefed about the steps taken to check violence perpetrated by insurgents, ongoing process of preparing the National Register of Citizens (NRC), and security along the Indo-Bangladesh border, besides others.
Singh directed that action should be taken against those who continue to indulge in violence, official sources said.
The minister hoped that the work on NRC would be completed at the earliest without anomalies.
Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, Assam Chief Secretary V K Pipersenia and senior officials of both central and state governments attended the meeting.

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First Published: Mar 26 2017 | 3:07 PM IST

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