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New Strategy : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Announces State Will Enforce 1950 Law To Identify And Evict Illegal Foreigners
Replying to issues of detection and deportation of foreigners, Sarma said the state government will implement the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950, which allows DCs to declare illegal immigrants and evict them.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said the state government would enforce a 1950 law to identify and evict illegal foreigners, which empowers district commissioners to carry out the proceedings.
He also maintained that a Supreme Court order delinking updating the National Register of Citizens with foreigner identification process will help in intensifying action against illegal migrants.
As reported by PTI, The final NRC, a list of Indian citizens residing in Assam, was released in 2019 by excluding 19,06,657 people. However, it has not been notified by the Registrar General of India, leaving the controversial document without any official validity.
Speaking during a special day-long Assembly session, he alleged that the Congress does not value citizenship, as out of four family members of one of its leaders, three are foreigners.
He was alluding to Congress state president Gaurav Gogoi whom the chief minister has been targeting for his alleged Pakistan links through his British wife. Gogoi was seated at the visitors’ gallery of the Assembly during the day.
Replying to issues of detection and deportation of foreigners, Sarma said the state government will implement the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950, which allows DCs to declare illegal immigrants and evict them.