AMN / NEW DELHI
Congress President Rahul Gandhi has slammed the Prime Minsiter Narendra led NDA government for the flawed implementation process of the National Register of Citizens in Assam, whose draft has left out over 40 lakh people.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday joined the heated debate over National Register for Citizens (NRC) for Assam and said in a Facebook post that ‘the manner in which this exercise has been undertaken by the BJP Governments at the centre and in the State of Assam leaves much to be desired.’He admitted that the NRC project was initiated by the previous UPA government, but said its implementation by the present government is flawed.
Here is the text of Rahul Gandhi’s Facebook post:‘The National Register of Citizens (NRC) was initiated by the UPA under Manmohan Singh Ji to fulfil the commitment made in the Assam Accord of 1985. However, the manner in which this exercise has been undertaken by the BJP Governments at the centre and in the State of Assam leaves much to be desired.
There are reports pouring in from all corners of Assam of Indian citizens finding their names missing in the draft NRC, creating massive insecurity in the state. Clearly, after spending close to ₹1,200 crore, the execution of this critical and highly sensitive exercise has been tardy. The Government must move swiftly to resolve this crisis.I appeal to all members of the Congress party to help maintain peace and help all those against whom an injustice has been done in the draft NRC, no matter what their religion, caste, gender, linguistic group or political affiliation.’The complete text of Rahul Gandhi’s Facebook post can be read here.
https://www.facebook.com/rahulgandhi/posts/522888324812227
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