“We are one of the states where people across the border have come and settled down,” he said. Meanwhile, Opposition parties in Karnataka said the state administration should redirect focus on helping those affected due to floods in the state. NRC is a national issue that needs a lot of deliberation,” Janata Dal (Secular) Spokesperson Tanveer Ahmed told India Today. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has repeatedly claimed that the NRC exercise would be implemented across the country. BJP leaders from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura and Haryana have also called for the exercise to be implemented in all the states.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 04, 2019 16:07 UTC