60-Year-Old Mohanmala Das, Whose Husband Died at a Detention Camp, Finally Gets NRC Justice

Barpeta, September 2, 2019:

The National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released on Saturday amid much controversy. Over nineteen lakh people were left out, which included war veterans, and freedom fighters' family. However, some worried citizens of Assam, such as Mohanmala Das, were relieved to see their names finally included in the list.

A 60-year-old lady, Mohanmala Das, whose husband died at a detention camp, got her name in the final NRC list. However, her joy was short-lived as her 2 sons, whose names came up earlier in NRC draft list, didn't have names their in the final list.

She told mediapersons that husband was a dutiful voter. However, suddenly, one day, he got a notice and was detained. He stayed at the detention camp for two long years and died there. Now, the names of her sons have also been dropped from the final NRC list. "Its very painful. I don't know where to go & whom to live with", she said.

After publication of the NRC, Prateek Hajela, the State Coordinator, NRC said, “A total of 3,11,21,004 persons have been found eligible for inclusion in final draft, leaving out 19,06,657 persons, including those who did not submit their claims.

“Those not satisfied with outcome can file appeals before the Foreigners Tribunals”, he added.

It may be mentioned here that the NRC authority has declared that the non-inclusion of a person’s name in the NRC does not amount to his/her being declared a foreigner. Moreover, every individual kept out of the final NRC can appeal to the Foreigners’ Tribunal (FT). The time limit for filing appeals on FTs has been increased from 60-120 days.

Not only this, the Government will provide legal aid to those needy people who have been excluded from NRC, through the District Legal Services Authorities. An increased number of FTs are being established at convenient locations.

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