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Assam wants cut-off date on NRC

Sushanta Talukdar

GUWAHATI: The Assam government will introduce a resolution in the Assembly to urge the Centre to fix March 25, 1971, as the cut-off date and take the 1971 electoral rolls for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the State.

Assam Accord Implementation Minister Bhumidhar Barman told the House that there was consensus among all the parties on the cut-off date.

The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification proposing 1966 as the base electoral rolls for updating the NRC. This sparked strong protests by minority groups and the AIUDF, which has 10 legislators.

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi also urged the Centre during the Conference of Chief Ministers on February 7 to take the 1971 electoral rolls.

The Asom Gana Parishad however said there was no need for the House to pass any fresh resolution, as the cut-off date had already been accepted and incorporated in the tripartite Assam Accord.

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