Final draft of NRC not to be released on June 30

June 28, 2018 20:15

The final draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens will not be released on June 30, as scheduled, due to the heavy floods in the Barak Valley, NRC state coordinator Prateek Hajela said today.

He added that a petition was filed in the Supreme Court last week, seeking more time to prepare the draft and the apex court had fixed the date of hearing on July 2. The NRC is being updated under the Supreme Court's supervision.

It would not be possible to publish the draft on the scheduled date of June 30 due to the flood situation in Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts in the Barak Valley, parts of Karbi Anglong and Hojai, Hajela said.

"We tried our best to complete (the draft) within the deadline and recover the time lost due to the floods, but were not able to do so," he told reporters.

"We have made considerable progress in the last few days and will most likely be in a position to publish the draft on the next date fixed by the Supreme Court," Hajela added.

Replying to a query, he said adequate precautions were being taken to ensure the safety of the documents in the flood-affected areas.

Meanwhile, security across the state has been stepped up ahead of the publication of the draft and the state government has sought more security forces from the Centre to prevent any untoward incident.

-- PTI

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