Assam braces for publication of complete draft NRC on July 30

With just a day left for the complete draft National Register of Citizens to be released on July 30, the Assam government and the police have stepped up its activities

With just a day left for the complete draft National Register of Citizens to be released on July 30, the Assam government and the police have stepped up its activities to ensure smooth publication of the citizens register.

The centre, state government and the NRC authorities have already has eased off fears over non inclusion of names in the National Register of Citizens.

Echoing the Centre, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal had clarified that if the names of genuine citizens fail to make a cut to the NRC, such individuals will find ample opportunity to file claims and objections.

Security measures have also been beefed up across the state with the centre rushing in 220 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces.

Meanwhile, police are also carrying out community engagement programmes to avoid misunderstanding and keeping a strict watch on social media so that no fake news or hate messages are circulated.

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