Thread by @MariyamAlavi

@PrakashJavdekar and now @AmitShah have said that NPR has nothing to do with NRC.

But this government has linked NPR to NRC multiple times. The MHA has said so at least 5 times in the Lok Sabha and at least 3 times in the Rajya Sabha.

A thread.

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On July 8, 2014 in Lok Sabha: "The scheme of NPR has been reviewed and it has been decided that NPR should be completed and taken to its logical conclusion, which is the creation of NRIC by verification of citizenship status of every usual residents in the NPR."

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On July 15, 2014 in Lok Sabha: "Government has decided to create National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) by verifing citizenship status of all persons in the National Population Register (NPR)"

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July 22, 2014 in Lok Sabha: "The Government has decided to create the National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) based on the information collected under the scheme of National Population Register (NPR) by verifying the citizenship status of all individuals in the country."
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On April 21, 2015 in Lok Sabha: "It has been decided that National Population Register (NPR) should be completed and taken to its logical conclusion, which is the creation of National Regi- ster of Indian Citizen (NRIC)"

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On July 28, 2015 in Lok Sabha: "It has been decided that National Population Register (NPR) should be completed and taken to its logical conclusion, which is the creation of National Register of Indian Citizen (NRIC)"

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Now the Rajya Sabha responses.

On July 23, 2014 in RS: "The Government has now decided to create the National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) based on the information collected under the scheme of NPR by verifying the citizenship status of all individuals in the country."
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On November 26, 2014 in Rajya Sabha: "The NPR is the first step towards creation of National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) by verifying the citizenship status of every usual residents."

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On May 13, 2015 in Rajya Sabha: "It has been decided that National Population Register (NPR) should be completed and taken to its logical conclusion, which is the creation of National Register of Indian Citizen (NRIC)"

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This is not even counting the numerous government websites, both of the centre and of different states, have said NPR is the first step to NRC.