Assam CM reviews law & order situation ahead of final publication of NRC

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday reviewed the law and order situation ahead of the final publication of National Register of Citizens (NRC) on 31st August in a meeting with the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) of all districts of the state in Guwahati. 

Directing the DCs and SPs to maintain close relations with the influential people and opinion makers in the society, Chief Minister asked them to ensure that no misunderstanding regarding the NRC process remained among the people. 

He also instructed the district administrations to take help of public



representatives like MLAs, Zilla Parishad members, Panchayat members and dedicated NGOs  to make all sections of the people aware about the real implications of NRC process which was being monitored by Supreme Court of India and legal ways which would be available to the people excluded from NRC. 

Referring to a statement of Ministry of Home Affairs, Mr Sonowal also strongly asserted that even people excluded from NRC would not be treated as foreigners and Foreigners’ Tribunals are the ultimate authority in declaring a person foreigner after a stipulated process.