AMN / GUWAHATI
The Assam government has asserted that no genuine citizen would be excluded from the National Register ofCitizens. Replying to a question in the state assembly today ,Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said that NRC is beingd under the supervision of the Supreme Court. Mr. Patowary said that no action on citizenship would be taken against anyone onthe basis of the draft NRC.
He said that letters have been issued to all Deputy Commissioners and SPs not to refer any cases to the Foreginer Tribunals against persons whose names are not included in the draftNRC list. In another reply, Water Resource Minister Keshab Mahanta said thatsecurity forces arrested 63 infiltrators at border in the year 2016-17. He alsosaid that sealing of Indo- Bangladesh border is being carried out by theCentre.