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Mamata Banerjee Says West Bengal Will Shelter The 40 Lakh People Left Out Of Assam’s NRC
Heavy security presence in Assam as the NRC list is released. (pic via Twitter)
West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has criticized the final draft of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) for not including 40 lakh people. Banerjee has attacked the BJP government at the centre accusing it of ‘vote politics’. She has also reportedly told that people whose names were not included in the list can come and live her state.
“Where will the 40 lakh people whose names have been deleted go? Does Centre have any rehabilitation program for them? Ultimately it is Bengal which will suffer. It’s just vote politics by BJP. Request Home Minister to bring an amendment,” the chief minister is further quoted to have said.
A total of 3,29,91,384 people had applied for inclusion in the NRC, which was last prepared in 1961. The NRC updation exercise, mandated by the Supreme Court, began in Assam in 2015 and has so far cost Rs 1220 crore. In the first draft of the NRC published on 31 December last year, names of 1.9 crore applicants were listed as citizens. The final draft published today (30 July) has the names of 2,89,83,667 people.
Those whose names have not been included can appeal between 30 August and 28 September.
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