Guwahati: After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that Assam’s foreigners tribunal has served notice to Uttam Kumar Brajabasi, a Rajbanshi resident of Cooch Behar and is trying to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in West Bengal, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma countered it, stating that it is a judicial process and that the government has already made the decision to drop cases against the Koch Rajbanshi community.
“I am shocked and deeply disturbed to learn that the Foreigners Tribunal in Assam has issued an NRC notice to Uttam Kumar Brajabasi, a Rajbanshi resident of Dinhata in Cooch Behar for over 50 years. Despite furnishing valid identity documents, he is being harassed on suspicion of being a foreigner/illegal migrant. This calls for urgent unity among all opposition parties to stand up against the BJP’s divisive and oppressive machinery. Bengal will not stand by as the constitutional fabric of India is torn apart,” Banerjee wrote on X on Tuesday.
Sarma on Thursday said, “It is a judicial process. The state government has already recommended that cases against the Koch Rajbanshi should be withdrawn and the process is ongoing. The person’s lawyer should have informed him that he belonged to the Koch Rajbanshi and that the government has withdrawn cases against them.”
He added, “The advocate has not pleaded his case. The advocate did not convey to the court that the person belongs to the Rajbanshi community and that cases should be withdrawn. This person has two advocates. This person is a citizen of Assam and temporarily went to West Bengal. He is from Rehabari in Guwahati.”
Sarma has stated that five Bangladeshis and three Rohingyas were pushed back. He stated on X, “Early this morning, @assampolice PUSHED BACK 5 Bangladeshis and 3 Rohingyas to Bangladesh from Cachar and Sribhumi. Illegal infiltrators WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to stay in Assam and threaten our identity.”
“I am shocked and deeply disturbed to learn that the Foreigners Tribunal in Assam has issued an NRC notice to Uttam Kumar Brajabasi, a Rajbanshi resident of Dinhata in Cooch Behar for over 50 years. Despite furnishing valid identity documents, he is being harassed on suspicion of being a foreigner/illegal migrant. This calls for urgent unity among all opposition parties to stand up against the BJP’s divisive and oppressive machinery. Bengal will not stand by as the constitutional fabric of India is torn apart,” Banerjee wrote on X on Tuesday.
Sarma on Thursday said, “It is a judicial process. The state government has already recommended that cases against the Koch Rajbanshi should be withdrawn and the process is ongoing. The person’s lawyer should have informed him that he belonged to the Koch Rajbanshi and that the government has withdrawn cases against them.”
He added, “The advocate has not pleaded his case. The advocate did not convey to the court that the person belongs to the Rajbanshi community and that cases should be withdrawn. This person has two advocates. This person is a citizen of Assam and temporarily went to West Bengal. He is from Rehabari in Guwahati.”
Sarma has stated that five Bangladeshis and three Rohingyas were pushed back. He stated on X, “Early this morning, @assampolice PUSHED BACK 5 Bangladeshis and 3 Rohingyas to Bangladesh from Cachar and Sribhumi. Illegal infiltrators WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to stay in Assam and threaten our identity.”
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