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Guwahati court asks former Assam NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela to appear before it on Nov. 17

A court in Guwahati has summoned Prateek Hajela, the former Coordinator of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC), to appear before it on November 17. The court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge of Kamrup (Metropolitan) district also summoned the managing director of Wipro Ltd. and the proprietor of…

The Hindu · Nov 16, 2023

Ex-CJI was silent on NRC irregularities: Former Coordinator

Hitesh Dev Sarma claimed 40% of the enlisted names he had checked were ineligible for inclusion

The Hindu · Sep 5, 2022

New Assam NRC Coordinator appointed

Incumbent Hitesh Dev Sarma retires on July 31

The Hindu · Jul 29, 2022

The confusion over the status of the Assam NRC

Why are the members of the Foreigners Tribunals and the State Coordinator of the National Register of Citizens at loggerheads?

The Hindu · May 19, 2022

Assam’s NRC not final, Foreigners’ Tribunals told

A member had asked the State Coordinator not to interfere in the functioning of the tribunals tasked with deciding on a person’s citizenship.

The Hindu · May 15, 2022

How NRC legitimised xenophobia and chauvinism in Assam

As soon as the draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released, an image went viral across media platforms in Assam. It was that of the All Assam Student Union (AASU) members distributing sweets and celebrating the publication of the draft.

Newslaundry · Aug 2, 2018