Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Centre on Monday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Jharkhand if voted to power. Chouhan who announced NRC for the State accused the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led government of “patronising” Bangladeshi infiltrators. He claimed that ‘mati’ (land), ‘beti’ (daughter) and ‘roti’ (bread) in Jharkhand are in danger.
Chouhan said a citizen register will be drafted and the NRC will be implemented. “The infiltrators will be chased out of the state.” Chouhan said.
The National Register of Citizens (NRC) has been created to contain names of all genuine Indian citizens, and at present, only Assam has such a register. The NRC in Assam is a list of Indian citizens living in the state. The citizens’ register sets out to identify foreign nationals in the state that borders Bangladesh.
The Centre has been planning to exercise NRC to other states as well. Nagaland is already creating a similar database known as the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants. The Centre is also planning to create a National Population Register (NPR), which will contain demographic and biometric details of citizens.
“The BJP is not concerned about coming to power only. In Jharkhand ‘maati’, ‘beti’, ‘roti’ are in danger because of infiltration. It is our pledge to protect them,” Union Agriculture minister said at Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Airport while leaving for Delhi.
Chouhan, who is also election in-charge for Jharkhand, alleged there has been infiltration from foreign land and the Hemant Soren-led government patronising them by making their Aadhaar and voter identity cards. “Infiltrators are coming to Jharkhand, marrying daughters here, purchasing land and increasing their influence in local bodies. This is very dangerous and it is ruining Jharkhand,” he said.
The BJP on Saturday released five key points of its manifesto for the assembly polls in Jharkhand, promising financial assistance of Rs 2,100 to women every month, five lakh jobs to youths, LPG cylinders at Rs 500 to every household and housing for all if the party came to power.
Speaking about a proposed meeting with farmers’ bodies in Delhi on Monday, he said, “I meet farmers and their organisations every week. I am meeting them today as well. We decide about their welfare after talking to them.” Chouhan on Sunday attended the BJP’s election committee meeting in Ranchi where strategies for the upcoming assembly polls were discussed.
