Ex-official booked over disappearance of Assam NRC data, mails ‘wilfully deleted’
The disappearance of data has created panic in the public, mostly among the people excluded from the list as the rejection certificates were yet to be issued.
The disappearance of data has created panic in the public, mostly among the people excluded from the list as the rejection certificates were yet to be issued.
Meanwhile, NRC State Coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma has accepted that the data have been made offline, but refuted the allegation of any 'malafide' intent in it, as claimed by the Congress.
The clarification is seen as an effort by the BJP government at the Centre to defuse anger and protests over the NRC and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that has erupted over the past two months.
This came in response to a petition that stated around 60 children have been excluded from the NRC but their parents have been granted citizenship through NRC.
The NRC is a list of all citizens domiciled in Assam and is being updated at present to retain bonafide citizens within the state and evict illegal settlers, purportedly migrants from Bangladesh.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said bilateral concerns like the issues of NRC and water-sharing of the common rivers, including the Teesta, were discussed at the meeting.
Doubtful or ‘D’ voters are a category of voters in Assam whose citizenship is uncertain or under dispute.
Meanwhile, the West Bengal Assembly on Friday passed a resolution opposing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and ruling out any such exercise in Bengal.
The Indian government has affirmed that restrictions in Kashmir are aimed at preventing Pakistan from creating trouble through proxies and terrorists.
The Home Minister's remark came during his first visit to Assam after the release of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC).
