The sudden half-day meeting in the national capital prompted Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to visit Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence. Among other issues related to the state, the pending issue of NRC was also discussed.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, the Assam Chief Minister said, “We discussed the issue of NRC with the Home Minister. The decision of the State Government as well as the Central Government regarding the demand for review of NRC is a matter on which both of us are on the same view. However, we would like to see what the Supreme Court has to say in the matter, given the fact that the top court has said that the published list was final, but we will also see the SC’s intervention to resolve the matter. . “
Also read: NRC published in August 2019 is final, rules Assam Foreigners Tribunal
It may be recalled that the BJP had mentioned in its Assam election manifesto that it would be a decision to look into the matter afresh after reviewing the NRC and finding several discrepancies in the NRC register, which was published earlier.
However, recently the Assam Foreigners Tribunal observed that the NRC was published by orders of the Supreme Court and the list published in August 2019 is final.
Speaking on the same, Himanta told CNN News 18, “The Foreigners’ Tribunal has not read the Supreme Court’s decision. The order said that unless the NRC is notified, no one can officially take cognizance of the data as the data is not available with anyone.
In the meeting held at Shah’s official residence, several issues related to Assam were discussed, including the crucial meeting of Sarma to hold a meeting with representatives of the opposition-led government in Nagaland on Tuesday, which was notified recently. it was done. State. The move is being touted as a significant step in building up the state’s long-pending Naga peace process. “I am going to Dimapur tomorrow and I will be visiting the state as the convener of NEDA. My visit is purely political in nature,” Sarma said.
A meeting of all the MLAs, including Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), Naga People’s Front (NPF), BJP and independents, was called in the capital Kohima on Saturday. The meeting chaired by Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio passed a unanimous resolution to adopt an opposition-less government, adopting the new nomenclature United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
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