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CLP leader Debabrata Saikia demands urgent completion of NRC process in Assam

u201cAny foreigner can apply for Indian citizenship under sections 5 and 6 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 and, consequently, there is no need to invoke the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Just before the recent Assembly elections the Government of Assam cited a letter from the Central Government and instructed Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police, Foreigners Registration Officers etc vide a memo dated March 19, 2021, to disseminate information regarding grant of citizenship to migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who hold Long Term Visas (LTVs),u201d said Saikia.

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CLP leader Debabrata Saikia demands urgent completion of NRC process in Assam

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  1. CLP leader Debabrata Saikia demands urgent completion of NRC process in Assam CLPleaderDebabrataSaikiademandsurgentcompletionofNRCprocessinAssam Guwahati:LeaderofOppositionintheAssam Legislative Assembly DebabrataSaikiaonThursdaydemandedthatthelong-pendingclaimsandobjectionsprocessoftheNationalRegisterofCitizensbecompletedurgentlyviaForeignersTribunal,asperrules. Saikiafurtherdemandedthatsinceonlythenamesofgenuinecitizensofthepre-1971periodwouldbeleftafterafairclaimsandobjectionsprocess,theGovernmentshouldissueNationalIdentityCardstothesecitizensinaccordancewithprovisionsoftheCitizenshipAct,1955. “AnyforeignercanapplyforIndiancitizenshipundersections5and6oftheCitizenshipAct,1955and,consequently,thereisnoneedtoinvoketheCitizenshipAmendmentAct(CAA).JustbeforetherecentAssemblyelectionstheGovernmentofAssamcitedaletterfromtheCentralGovernmentandinstructedDeputyCommissioners,SuperintendentsofPolice,ForeignersRegistrationOfficersetcvideamemodatedMarch19,2021,todisseminateinformationregardinggrantofcitizenshiptomigrantsfromBangladesh,PakistanandAfghanistanwhoholdLongTermVisas(LTVs),” saidSaikia. SaikiafurtheraverredthattheresultoftherecentAssemblyelectionscouldnotbeinterpretedasendorsementofCAAbythepeopleofAssam,becausetheBJPsecuredonly33.21%ofthevotesandthemajorityofvotersspurnedtheBJPandCAA.

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