Assam Accord: AASU Says No Compromise on Clause 6 in Response to Sarma s Comment
Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that the government cannot implement the recommendations of the Centre s committee on Clause 6 of the Assam Accord as those are far from legal reality .
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Guwahati: The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) on Thursday said there will be no compromise on Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, a day after minister Himanta Biswa Sarma termed the recommendations of a Central panel inapplicable.
Issuing a statement, AASU president Dipanka Kumar Nath and general secretary Sankarjyoti Barua strongly criticised the stand of the Assam government led by chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
Those excluded from NRC can vote in Assam; Congress, AIUDF welcome EC decision
The final NRC, a database of Indian citizens living in Assam which was updated under the supervision of the Supreme Court and published on August 31, 2019, excluded names of over 19 lakh people.
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People check their names on the final draft of the state s National Register of Citizens after it was released in Assam s Nagaon (File photo | PTI) By PTI
GUWAHATI: A day after the Election Commission announced that those excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be eligible to vote in the upcoming assembly poll if their names are there on the voter list, the ruling BJP on Thursday said status quo about their voting rights has to be maintained while the Congress and the AIUDF welcomed the decision.
Read more about Those excluded from NRC can vote in Assam; Cong, AIUDF welcome EC decision on Business Standard. The ruling BJP on Thursday said status quo about their voting rights has to be maintained while the Congress and the AIUDF welcomed the decision