Do not Panic over NRC list says Assam Finance Minister

Assam Finance Minister Himant Biswas Sarma Requests People Not to Panic – “Even names of indigenous Assamese are not there in the list, names of Gorkhas are not in the list, but this is not final”

In an interview to India Today, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has appealed people not to panic over the draft NRC.

Himanta Biswa Sarma

When asked about TMC leader Mamata Banerjee’s accusation that “this is just a pretence to remove Muslim names from the list”, he said, “No ones names have been removed, we are merely following Supreme Court Orders, even the names of indigenous Assamese are not there in the list, names of Gorkhas are not in the list, names of Hindi speaking people are not in the list, names of Marwaris are not on the list, names of Assames Hindus and Muslims are not on the list, it doesn’t mean they are foreigner or they are outsiders… Supreme Court is going to develop a Special Operating Procedure and people will be given an opportunity to claim their stake… they will be heard three times, only then a final list will be prepared.”

आज तक (@aajtak) Tweeted: NRC के ड्राफ्ट पर सियासी घमासान के बीच TMC नेताओं के एक दल को सिलचर एयरपोर्ट पर हिरासत में ले लिया गया है. देखिए, क्या कहना है इस पर BJP नेता और असम के स्वास्थ्य मंत्री @himantabiswa का. #ReporterDiary @manogyaloiwal अन्य वीडियो : https://t.co/JMFFiLsoXl https://t.co/ehzxPLpUvF https://twitter.com/aajtak/status/1025071065394032643?s=17