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Assam: The Citizens' Register does not get to the bottom of things

NRC base year of 1971 is tricky for BJP in terms of its Bengali Hindu vote bank and also to carry agenda for Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016

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Nibir Deka New Delhi
The part draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was released online at midnight on December 31 in accordance with the Supreme Court’s directive. The next day people flocked to NRC Kendras to check if their names were in the draft. Security forces were deployed at every corner of the state and no untoward situation was reported. 

However, a crack has appeared in the ruling alliance on this. The ruling BJP’s ally, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), is unhappy about the contradictions between the NRC and the Citizenship Amendment Bill (2016).

Who is included in the first draft?

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