NRC authorities come under fire in Assam Assembly

The authorities responsible for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam came under fire from ruling BJP members in the state Assembly, who expressed doubt whether a correct NRC will be published.

The treasury bench members claimed that the rate of exclusion of NRC applicants in the districts bordering Bangladesh was less than the state average - 12.5 per cent.

This is a proof that a section of the people residing in border districts of Assam has wrongly been included in the NRC, they said and criticised the State Coordinator of National Registration (SCNR), who is responsible for updating the register.