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He said that the BJP government has done development work in all areas of the state, including in the Muslims dominated areas where "we know people will not vote for us".
The updation will "mainly depend on the Supreme Court permission", Sarma said.
The Assam government is waiting for the permission of the Supreme Court to initiate a fresh drive to update National Register of Citizens (NRC), Health, Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. The state NRC Coordinator has already submitted "a very good affidavit" in the Gauhati High Court highlighting why we need a fresh update of the NRC, the minister said at a press conference.