Earlier today, Union Minister and BJP incharge for the state, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that they will implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state as Chief Minister Hemant Soren-led state government is favouring infiltrators.
On October 5, the BJP released 'Paanch Prana' for youth and women of Jharkhand as part of their election manifesto for the forthcoming assembly elections.
AIUDF MLA and party General Secretary Rafiqul Islam said that more than Rs 1600 crore was spent during the NRC updation process in Assam, but the final NRC list is yet to publish.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has advocated for a national-level National Register of Citizens (NRC) and said that the illegal Bangladeshi infiltration issue has now become a national issue.
Assam Chief Minister and Jharkhand co-election in-charge, Himanta Biswa Sarma, said on Friday that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be prepared and those whose names are not included will be pushed back to Bangladesh.
He further said that the Assam government will issue a Standard Operating Procedure in the next 10 days and that people will have to submit the NRC application receipt number along with the Aadhaar application.
Clause 6 of the Assam Accord states that the Assamese people's cultural, social, linguistic identity, and heritage should be protected, preserved, and promoted through appropriate constitutional, legislative, and administrative safeguards.
Reacting to Himachal Pradesh's Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister, Anirudh Singh's statement on the presence of immigrants in Himachal Pradesh, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said that the whole country needed NRC and Rahul Gandhi should give a clarification on it.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday informed that the centre has directed UIDAI to issue Aadhaar cards to people who gave their biometrics between February 2019 to August 2024.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that his government will bring a new law in the state assembly session to increase the punishment in Love Jihad cases to life imprisonment.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday demanded that border areas of Jharkhand and West Bengal be declared a Union Territory and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) be implemented in the region or else Hindus will disappear.
"The tribal society has a very big role in the social system of Jharkhand. We have to address the basic problems of tribal society. The election manifesto is being prepared," Sarma told reporters here.