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.
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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."