Thread by @SaketGokhale

Here's one way of stalling the roll-out of the NRC:

I've filed an RTI with the MEITY (which runs Digital India) asking how many birth certificates have been digitized across various states under this program.

I've also asked from which year digitization has been done.

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Birth certificate is a conclusive proof of citizenship for the NRC according to the govt.

However, if the govt. itself doesn't have digitized copies of birth certificates, how will it give duplicate copies to those that have lost it/don't have it?

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I'll be filing a similar request with the Maharashtra Govt.

What I'd like from some of u is to file a similar request with ur respective state govt.

If the govt. doesn't have ALL birth certificates digitized, there's no way it can expect citizens to have a copy.

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Reply to this request allows us to approach High Courts praying for a writ directing state govts. to digitize ALL birth certificates.

And until this is complete, there should be a stay on NRC since citizens need access to duplicate copies of their birth certificate.

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PS: There are many unregistered births/home births too that haven’t been recorded.

After this, we ask the courts to direct the govt to formulate a policy to record all these unregistered births.

Until it does that, there’s sufficient grounds for a stay on the NRC.