Guwahati: NRC cut-off year worries citizens
The NRC published recently took March 24, 1971 as the cut-off date.
Guwahati: A Convention of Citizens here not only expressed reservations against the National Register of Citizens (NRC) but also wanted the cut-off year changed from 1971 to 1951 for identifying Indian citizens living in Assam. The NRC published recently took March 24, 1971 as the cut-off date.
Speaking at the convention on “Error-Free NRC”, organised by Lok Jagaran Mancha, Assam, representatives of various socio-cultural organisations, as well as people from various walks of public life, expressed anguish and disgust at indigenous people being left out from the citizen’s register.
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