NRC: Assam BJP seeks extension of 1 month for objections
Guwahati, Aug 6: The Assam unit of the BJP has appealed to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to extend by one month the time fixed for filing objections to the published draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Assam government on July 30, published the complete draft of the NRC which included the names of 2,89,83,677 out of a total of 3,29,91,384 applicants.
The draft excluded 40,07,707 applicants' names due to some discrepancies.
"We believe that not a single foreigner's name should be included in the final NRC.
"At the same time, names of not a single genuine Indian citizen should be excluded from the final NRC.
"The figure of 40,07,707 is a huge one and hence we believe that there should be more time given to file claims and objections so that all genuine cases are included in the document," said BJP Vice President (Assam unit) Majoj Ram Phukan.
A memorandum has been sent to Rajnath Singh in this regard.
Phukan also said that the draft NRC included names of some declared foreigners and appealed to the Home Minister to take appropriate action so that those could be corrected in the final NRC.
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Two riders killed, several injured in head-on collision between bike, SUV in Yadgir
Yadgir: A biker and the pillion rider were killed on the spot in a road accident reported from Aldal Main Road within the Kembhavi Police Station limits in Surpur taluk where an SUV dashed against their motorcycle head-on.
The deceased riders are identified as Basavaraja (55) and Chandappa (38), who was riding pillion. They are learned to have been residents of Gogi village, and were returning home after attending a wedding function in Thumbigi village, Sindhagi taluk, of Vijayapura district, when the accident occurred.
The riders reportedly fell off the bike and died on the spot due to the impact of the collision between the vehicles while the SUV overturned and fell beside the road.
Also, many of the passengers are said to have sustained injuries and are being treated in a local hospital.
Kembhavi Police officers have visited the accident spot and held an inspection.
