Weeks after the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam left out 19 lakh people from its final published list, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said a similar exercise will be conducted in the state to check illegal immigration.
“We will implement the NRC in Haryana,” Khattar told reporters while meeting several dignitaries in Panchkula as part of BJP Maha Jan Sampark Abhiyan at the national level.
Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda backed the Haryana CM on the contentious remark.
“What the Chief Minister has said is the law, foreigners have to leave, it is the responsibility of the government to identify them,” said Hooda.
The CM added that the constitution of a Law Commission is also being considered in the state and a separate voluntary department would also be set up to take the services of intellectuals of the society.
Khattar met the former Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba and a retired high court judge HS Bhalla and is said to have discussed the issue with them.
He said Justice (retd) H.S. Bhalla’s services will be used for the NRC to be established in the state. The retired judge, the CM said, is going on a tour of Assam to study NRC.
In response to a question, the CM said that the state Government is working on a fast pace on family identity cards and its data would also be used in the NRC exercise.
First Published:
Sep 15, 2019 20:04 IST
Source: HindustanTimes