Centre, state have failed genuine citizens: Aasu

GUWAHATI: The All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu), which demanded that the government update the citizenship register for the first time in 1980, on Monday said the Centre and the state government failed to do justice with genuine Indian citizens.
As the 18-member Assam Advisory Committee announced by Aasu and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), a step towards their much talked about political entry ahead of the state polls early next year, held its first meeting in Guwahati on Monday, Aasu president Dipanka Kumar Nath said NRC published last year will be treated as “document of failure” for the governments at the Centre and the state.
“Even after a year of publication of the NRC, the matter is surrounded by uncertainty. Aasu moved the Supreme Court for re-examination of the NRC, published last year, and we hope that the apex court will deliver justice,” said Nath, hoping that they will get a citizenship register, free from the names of illegal Bangladeshis in the days to come. Aasu alleged that the BJP-led government tried to disrupt the NRC updating process by transferring the government officials who were engaged in the process.
“With continuous vigilance of the Supreme Court and through a specific process, the final NRC was published last year. However, due to utter failure of the Union government and the state government, people of Assam could not get the results, as expected. Only the Supreme Court can give justice to the people of Assam," said Aasu president Nath and general secretary Lurinjyoti Gogoi, in a statement.
“By imposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the BJP-led NDA government tried to sabotage the NRC updating process. We are hopeful of getting justice for re-examination of the NRC entries,” said Aasu chief adviser, Samujjal Bhattacharyya.
Meanwhile, the Assam Advisory Committee meeting held in the city on Monday held deliberations to take ahead the plans of Aasu and AJYCP, who have already announced to venture out into electoral politics to solve the key issues including that of illegal influx.
On the other hand, the ruling BJP succeeded to breach unity in Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), which is also planning to float its own political party ahead of the 2021 assembly polls to take on the BJP-alliance. Twenty-six KMSS activists, including Lakhimpur district president of the peasants’ body, Bapdhan Miri and organizational secretary of the central committee, Lekhan Hazarika joined the saffron party in the BJP headquarters here in presence of BJP state president Ranjeet Kumar Dass.