Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Oct 3: The Karnataka government is contemplating on introducing National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state. Home minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday told media that currently the state government is collecting information and has asked senior officials to study and understand the law.
“I have been informed that people across borders prefer to settle in Bengaluru and other important cities of the state. There are cases reported that some of them have indulged in criminal activities and some are already arrested. The Karnataka government will take a decision on implementing NRC after discussions with union home minister,” Bommai said.
Bommai had told reporters in Haveri on Wednesday that rolling out NRC was discussed in two meetings.
Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday reiterated that the NRC will be rolled out across the country and all illegal immigrants will be thrown out through legal means. He had stressed that NRC is ‘a must’ in view of national security. However, he assured that Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist refugees will be accorded Indian citizenship in advance, with the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
Assam is the only state in the country where NRC exercise was introduced. Names of over 19 lac people were omitted from the final list which was published on August 31. Among the people whose names were deleted, 12 lac people were Hindus.