ISRO Scientist Jitendra Nath Goswami Left Out of Final Assam NRC

Guwahati, September 8, 2019:

Jitendra Nath Goswami, a prominent scientist hailing from Assam, and an adviser of the Chandrayaan 2 Mission launched by ISRO, has been left out of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), along with his family.

ISRO scientist Goswami is one among many prominent names that have been left out of the final list, as other high-profile people, including a sitting AIUDF, as well as the kin of former Indian President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, have been left out of the final Assam NRC.

Goswami, along with his family, has been living in Ahmedabad for the last 20 years. However, the family still has lands in Jorhat district in Assam.

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.

It may be mentioned that over 41 lakh people had been excluded from the first draft list.

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