Assam to Set Up 200 Additional Foreigners’ Tribunals to Address NRC Appeals

Guwahati, September 29, 2019:

Assam government has decided to build 200 additional Foreigners’ Tribunals (FT) across its 33 districts to address the appeals of the ones excluded from the final National Register of Citizens (NRC).

As per an official release, the new Foreigners’ Tribunals will be set up in addition to the existing 100 ones.

Baksa will have six FTs Biswanath will have 5, Bongaigaon-5, Barpeta-7, Cachar- 9, Charaideo- 1, Chirang- 2, Darrang-10, Dhemaji- 3, Dhubri- 8, Dibrugarh-3, Dima Hasao-1, Goalpara- 8, Golaghat-5, Hailakandi-8, Hojai-11, Jorhat-7, Kamrup (Metro)- 15, Kamrup (Rural)- 8, Karimganj-8, Karbi Anglong-4, Kokarajhar-5, Lakhimpur-7, Majuli-1, Morigaon-8, Nagaon-15, Nalbari-2, Sivasagar-3, Sonitpur- 8, South Salmara-2, Tinsukia-9, Udalguri-4 and West Karbi Anglong-2.

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The Assam NRC was published on August 31 and around 19,06,657 people were left out. Leaders across the country and locals have expressed discontentment over the final results. The exercise which was aimed at freeing the northeastern state from illegal migrants, excluded many genuine citizens, including relatives of renowned people.

The appeal against exclusion from the NRC must be filed in the Foreigners’ Tribunals within 120 days of the publication of the final NRC.

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The process of NRC update was started in Assam following a Supreme Court order in 2013.

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