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Assam not included in this round... ECI to 'issue separate order'
The Election Commission of India has kicked off the second phase of a focused revision of electoral rolls, spanning 12 states and Union Territories. Notably, Assam is left out of this initiative due to its unique citizenship provisions and an active verification process overseen by the Supreme Court.
Election Commission of India on Monday announced the second phase of the pan-India special intensive revision of electoral rolls for 12 states and UTs, however, Assam, scheduled for assembly elections next year, has been left out.
Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said, "There are separate provisions for Assam's citizenship in law, and a drive to check valid citizens has already been done under the Supreme Court's observation. A separate order for SIR in Assam will be issued." He said under the supervision of the top court, the checking of citizenship in Assam is about to be completed. "The 24th SIR order was for the entire country. Under such circumstances, this would not have been applicable to Assam."
Earlier in the day, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government will welcome ECI move to carry out SIR in the state. He had recently visited New Delhi and discussed SIR with BJP's national leadership amid concerns of "faulty" National Register of Citizens. Aimed at weeding out illegal immigrants, NRC is an SC-monitored exercise. BJP has been upset over NRC, claiming that the authority refused to accept refugee certificates issued before 1971, as a result a large number of Bengali Hindus, Koch Rajbonshi and Buddhists were excluded from NRC.
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Source: EconomicTimes
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It started with a few feathers of an Indian silverbill that Esha Munshi had saved from one of her cats during the pandemic, back in 2020. Esha, an architect by training and the founder of the Feather Library, which has just added an extremely rare Sooty Shearwater —the only Indian specimen of
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