Jharkhand Assembly passes resolution against NRC, NPR

The Jharkhand Assembly on Monday passed a resolution against the National Register of Citizens and said that the National Population Register exercise should be carried out using the 2010 format, PTI reported.

The resolution was moved by state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Alamgir Alam and passed by the House without discussion amid protests by Bharatiya Janata Party members. The House was then adjourned because of coronavirus.

“In the present format having 15 points, people will be asked about date and place of birth of parents,” Alam told The Hindu. “Most people in Jharkhand will not be able to answer these questions. Most people even don’t know their own date of birth.”