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Centre, Assam move SC seeking extension of deadline for final NRC

NEW DELHI: The Centre and the Assam government moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of the July 31 deadline for finalisation of the National Register of Citizens.

Centre, Assam move SC seeking extension of deadline for final NRC

The Centre told a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that India could not be the refugee capital of the world. Tribune file



New Delhi, July 19

The Centre and the Assam government on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of the July 31 deadline for finalisation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

The Centre told a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that India could not be the refugee capital of the world.

The Union and state governments also sought sample verification of the citizens included in the NRC, saying lakhs of people had been wrongly included in areas bordering Bangladesh due to involvement of local officers.

The first draft of the NRC for Assam was published on the intervening night of December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2018 in accordance with the top court’s direction. Names of 1.9 crore people out of the 3.29 crore applicants were incorporated then.

Assam, which had faced influx of people from Bangladesh since the early 20th century, is the only state having an NRC which was first prepared in 1951. PTI

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