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SC asks Assam NRC coordinator to submit district-wise percentage of excluded people

<span style="color: #222222;">The Supreme Court today asked the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) coordinator to place before it the data of district-wise percentage of population excluded from the NRC draft in the state.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R F Nariman sought the response of all the stakeholders including All Assam Students Union, All Assam Minority Students Union on the Centre's Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on the NRC issue.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It directed the state NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela to make available the copies of draft NRC at all panchayat offices so that public can access it easily.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The apex court said that the claim and objection forms on the Assam NRC issue will be made available to the general public from August 20.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It also said that the receipt of claim and objection forms from the public will commence on August 30. The court posted the matter for further hearing on August 28</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Assam, which had faced influx of people from Bangladesh since the early 20th century, is the only state having an NRC, which was first prepared in 1951.</span><br />'' 

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