Odisha CM assures not to implement NRC : Muslim delegation

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Bhubaneswar: A Muslim delegation on Friday said that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has assured them that the state government will not implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

“The Chief Minister told us not to panic about the enactment of Citizenship Act. He also assured that NRC would not be implemented in the state. There is a fear especially among the members of the Muslim community. However, the Chief Minister assured us that we don’t need to worry,” informed Mohammad Abdul Bari, President, Chauda Mahala Muslim Jamat, Bhadrak.

The Muslim delegation from Bhadrak, Balasore , Jajpur and Kendrapara districts today met the Chief Minister after the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, now a law, in Parliament.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday night gave his assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, turning it into an Act. According to an official notification, the Act comes into effect with its publication in the official gazette yesterday.

The Act makes illegal migrants of six communities – Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014 eligible for Indian citizenship.

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