The National Register of Citizens (NRC) authority has indicated at an erroneous updating exercise by asking the district heads in Assam to provide details of “ineligible persons” in the final list of citizens published on August 31, 2019. The letter, a copy of which is in possession of The Hindu, sought the details within 24 hours. The letter was issued a day after NGO Assam Public Works (APW) petitioned the Supreme Court for a total reverification of the NRC. More than 19 lakh people out of 3.3 crore applicants were excluded from the final NRC published in August last. Those left out would have to appeal to the Foreigners’ Tribunals within 120 days of receiving a notice from the NRC authority.

Source: The Hindu February 21, 2020 13:00 UTC