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1 : 1951, First NRC was published under the government of Jawaharlal Nehru.
1 : 1951, First NRC was published under the government of Jawaharlal Nehru.
2: 1983, Indira Government enacted The Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal ) (IMDT) Act to identify illegal Bangaldeshis in Assam
3: in 1985, the Assam accord formed & Rajiv Gandhi govt. promised assamese that government will weed out illegal bangladeshis through NRC
3: in 1985, the Assam accord formed & Rajiv Gandhi govt. promised assamese that government will weed out illegal bangladeshis through NRC
4: In 87, Citizenship Laws were amended & the theory of Jus Soli of citizenship was changed to Jus Sanguini
5: ) In 2003, The Citizenship (Registration of Citizens & Issue of National Id cards) Rules, 2003 was passed by the Bajpayee government that lays down guidelines
5: ) In 2003, The Citizenship (Registration of Citizens & Issue of National Id cards) Rules, 2003 was passed by the Bajpayee government that lays down guidelines
for the government to prepare the NRC
6: in 2005, in Sarbananda Sonowal v. Union of India, the court struck down the IMDT act of 1983 as it was unconstitutional.
So then PM Manmohan Singh again chaired a tripartite meeting & again promised Assamese that the NRC will be updated
6: in 2005, in Sarbananda Sonowal v. Union of India, the court struck down the IMDT act of 1983 as it was unconstitutional.
So then PM Manmohan Singh again chaired a tripartite meeting & again promised Assamese that the NRC will be updated
7: In 2009, Assam public works filed WP(C) NO.274 OF 2009 in Supreme court to ask the government to update NRC.
Also the 2003 Rules were amended to include special provisions and a schedule for the NRC in Assam.
Also the 2003 Rules were amended to include special provisions and a schedule for the NRC in Assam.
8: In 2013, December the supreme court asked the Manmohan Singh government to work on NRC. However they still did not start it and in 2014, they lost the power.
9: In 2015 Modi government started working on NRC.
9: In 2015 Modi government started working on NRC.
10: In 2017 the first draft of NRC came, and Assam Public works found it faulty, but were ignored.
11: In 2019, the final draft of NRC came, one month late From the deadline given.
11: In 2019, the final draft of NRC came, one month late From the deadline given.
Hard facts, no ideology involved. Highlighted which government did what to ensure everyone knows who contributed what.
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