Assam Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal on Wednesday allayed fears over the recently published draft National Register of Citizen (NRC) and said that the Government is committed to include the names of all genuine Indian citizens in the final document and also to ensure that no foreigners’ name is included in the NRC.
Sonowal said this while delivering his Independence Day speech after unfurling the Tricolor at the Veterinary College ground at Khanapara area in Guwahati on Wednesday and reiterated the Government’s commitment to make Assam free of corruption, terror and illegal infiltrators.
“I thank the 55,000 Assam Government’s employees and the personnel of the Assam police for whose efforts the NRC became a reality. We have assured to make the State free of its illegal citizens and NRC is going to be a big step in this regard. However, we are alert to ensure that no genuine Indian citizens are left out from the final NRC and equally vigilant to ensure that no foreigners’ name is included in the NRC,” said the Chief Minister.
Sonowal also said that the Government is committed to root out corruption from the state and added that 52 officers have already been arrested for their involvement in multi crore cash for job scam of the Assam Public Service Commission. “The appointment process have to a great extent become transparent and our zero tolerance police against corruption will continue,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that the Government had already created job opportunity to over 45,000 youths of the State so far and that the Government had taken a great step towards equipping the youths of the state with skills through the skill development mission.
“We are also taking steps to seal the Indo-Bangladesh border. Works are on to use sophisticated technology to stop infiltration through the riverine borders between the two countries. He said that the Government has also been taking steps to secure the wildlife of the State and added that the number of wildlife related crimes have decreased to a great extent in past two years. He mentioned that over 170 poachers have been arrested in past two years and Government has started fast track courts for wildlife crimes.
Highlighting the government’s achievement, Sonowal said that the State has received investment to the tune of Rs 2,500 crore in last five months involving reputed companies like Tata, Britania, Emami etc.
The Chief Minister further said that the Government has also started the process of holding the trial of women and children related crimes in fast track courts and added that several steps have also been taken to empower the women of the State as well as to decrease crime against women.