Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday assured visiting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that nobody would be harassed in Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) process, and that it was published in accordance with the provisions of Assam Accord.
The minister’s remarks came after his 45-minute meeting with Banerjee at his residence.
“I have told her that the draft NRC had been published in accordance with the provisions of Assam Accord and as per decisions taken in a tripartite meeting on February 5, 2005 between the Centre, state government of Assam and All Assam Students Union to update NRC, 1951,” Rajnath Singh tweeted.
The minister said he told Banerjee that the exercise to update NRC was being carried out in a totally fair, transparent, non-discriminatory and legal manner. “Nobody will be harassed in the process and at every stage of the process, adequate opportunity of being heard will be given to all persons. The draft NRC has been prepared in accordance with the law under the monitoring of the Supreme Court,” he said.