Ghanti Bajao Full(30.07.18): Assam's 40 lakh people labelled 'illegal migrants' raising new political debate

The row over the publication of the National Register of Citizens(NRC) in Assam today echoed in Parliament where Home Minister Rajnath Singh asserted the Centre has no role in the preparation of the draft list and it was done on the directives of the Supreme Court.
Singh also asked the opposition parties not to create panic and to politicise the "sensitive" issue.
As the Trinamool Congress(TMC), the Samajwadi Party(SP) and other opposition parties triggered an uproar in the Rajya Sabha leading to the adjournment of the House ahead of schedule, Singh told the Lok Sabha that allegations against the government were baseless.
In the Lok Sabha, the TMC, Congress, CPI(M) and the SP criticised the Centre over the publication of the list, saying it puts "human rights and democratic rights" of people at stake.
Over 40 lakh people in Assam have been left out from the the NRC, which is being prepared to identify illegal migrants in Assam. The second draft of the NRC was published today in Guwahati.
Singh said the NRC was being demanded in Assam for a long time and the previous state government had set up foreign tribunals following the Supreme Court order.
"In publishing NRC, the government has done nothing. Everything is being done as per Supreme Court order. The allegation of the opposition against the government is baseless," Singh said.
He appealed to opposition members not to create "panic" since it is a "sensitive issue".
"The government is not doing anything. Whatever is happening is under the supervision of the Supreme Court," Singh said.
Singh said the NRC list published today is not the final list and applicants will have the option of raising claims and objections.