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BJP slams Mamata, Opposition for criticising NRC draft
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 31 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Ram Madhav on Tuesday hit out at the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Opposition for criticising National Register of Citizens (NRC) final draft and said that "some political parties are supporti
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Assam electoral officer to liaise with NRC coordinators
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked Assam chief electoral officer to coordinate with National Register of Citizens (NRC) coordinators to prepare a roadmap so that summary revision of electoral rolls is completed by January 4, 2019.
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NRC draft: Mamata tears into BJP, alleges vendetta politics ahead of 2019
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 31 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday disapproved of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) final draft and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of targeting people in the wake of general elections scheduled for next year.
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Assam NRC list: Filing objections must be fair, says SC
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the process of filing objections by those whose names are not listed in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft list in Assam should be fair.
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NRC should not be politicised: Azad
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said the ongoing National Register of Citizens (NRC) debate should not become a matter of indulging in votebank politics.
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Assam NRC row: RS adjourned after Shah drags Rajiv Gandhi
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 31 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah dragged former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's name during the discussion on the ongoing controversial issue of the National Register of Citizens (NRC)
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Assam NRC row: TMC, Congress give adjournment notices
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Congress on Tuesday gave adjournment motion notices in the Lok Sabha over Assam's controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue.
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NRC row: TMC to visit Assam on August 2
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 31 (ANI): Following the release of the final draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC), a delegation of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) has decided to visit the state in the first week of August.
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NRC final draft: Govt did a tardy job, says Rahul
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 30 (ANI): After the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released earlier today, Congress President Rahul Gandhi dubbed the execution of the critical and highly sensitive exercise as tardy.
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Opposition politicising Assam NRC draft issue: Jitendra Singh
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 30[ANI]: Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh on Monday denied opposition charges that the Centre had a role to play in drafting the National Register of Citizens (NRC) list.
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Assam NRC draft: Centre's game plan, vote politics, says Mamata
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal), July 30 [ANI]: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday fired a fresh salvo against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), by calling Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft a ''game-plan'' of the Centre. She urged the Centre to bring amendment in t
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Assam NRC draft should not be politicised: Rajnath
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Following the political parties including Congress and Trinamool Congress (TMC) criticised the final draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC), Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that such sensitive issues should not be politicised.
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