Anxiety of people over pan India NRC stems not from the fact that illegals will be included but genuine people will be excluded. The pilot NRC implementation in Assam does not inspire confidence.
'No Grudge': IAF Veteran Left out from Final NRC Can't Believe He Failed Citizenship Test Thrice | News 18 | Sept 01 2019
Soldier For 30 Years, Assam Man Arrested As Illegal Immigrant | NDTV | May 29 2019
This one really takes the cake !!
The high court released him since from the detention centre. But it just goes to show any one who gets termed illegal has to approach the courts to clear their name. Imagine this on a country wide basis. How many people would have to go through this hassle.
'No Grudge': IAF Veteran Left out from Final NRC Can't Believe He Failed Citizenship Test Thrice | News 18 | Sept 01 2019
Honorary flight lieutenant (retired) Chabindra Sarma from Biswanath Chariali in Assam failed to include himself in the list despite using the same Legacy Data that his parents and children registered with.
This one really takes the cake !!
A retired soldier from Assam, who served the army for 30 years, has been declared a foreigner by the police under a law used to stop illegal migration from Bangladesh. Mohammad Sanaulla, 53, who served as a Subedar in the army till 2017 and fought terrorists in Kashmir and Manipur, was arrested today and sent to a detention centre.
Mohammad Sanaullah was commissioned as a Junior Commissioned Officer 2014 and made an Honorary Lieutenant. After his retirement in 2017, he was working as a Sub-Inspector of the Assam Border police -- which deals specifically with the detection of illegal migrants. The same unit has now accused him of being an illegal resident.
"We are shocked. If this can happen to a retired Indian army personnel... I appeal to PM Modi, he should see the reality of what is happening for NRC," said his son Shahid Akhtar. The family is now preparing for a legal battle to prove that he is Indian.
Mohammad Sanaullah was commissioned as a Junior Commissioned Officer 2014 and made an Honorary Lieutenant. After his retirement in 2017, he was working as a Sub-Inspector of the Assam Border police -- which deals specifically with the detection of illegal migrants. The same unit has now accused him of being an illegal resident.
"We are shocked. If this can happen to a retired Indian army personnel... I appeal to PM Modi, he should see the reality of what is happening for NRC," said his son Shahid Akhtar. The family is now preparing for a legal battle to prove that he is Indian.
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