Oppn parties urge President to intervene in NRC issue

IANS
New Delhi
A DELEGATION of opposition parties on Thursday met President Ram Nath Kovind and urged him to ensure that no Indian citizen is left out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.
In a memorandum submitted to the President, the opposition parties accused the BJP-led Central government of"deliberately attempting to undermine the nation's democratic and secular values".
"The aftermath of the NRC 2018 is one example of the ruling dispensation threatening and attempting to ruin the nation's great Institutions like the Constitution, the Parliament, the judiciary and the media.
"As the custodian of these great institutions, we appeal and urge upon you to ensure that not a single Indian citizen is excluded from the NRC list in Assam,"it said. Among other leaders in the delegatios well as the poor and marginalised,"it said."Serious anomalies in the preparation of the list have torn several families apart, destroying our social fabric,"it added.