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In a significant clarification in parliament, Home Minister Amit Shah today said no document would have to be submitted for the NPR or National Population Register and no one will be declared "D" (doubtful).
Replying to a discussion on the Delhi violence in Rajya Sabha, Amit Shah said: "No document needs to be submitted. You can give whatever information you have and leave the other questions blank."
As Congress leaders questioned whether "D" would be removed, the Home Minister replied: "No one needs to fear about NPR. No one will be marked doubtful in the updating process."
He also asked the Leader of Opposition, Ghulam Nabi Azad of the Congress, to visit him along with other opposition leaders to clarify doubts on NPR.
The opposition Congress was skeptical about the clarification. "It is not correct of the Home minister saying they will not be asking for these documents, what is the use of this exercise then," questioned the party's Kapil Sibal.
Several states, ruled by the opposition Congress, Left-ruled Kerala, Trinamool-ruled Bengal and even Bihar, ruled by BJP ally Nitish Kumar, have refused to carry out the NPR exercise, which has seen by many to be a precursor to the controversial National Register for Citizens (NRC), which has provoked protests nationwide along with the citizenship law CAA.
Those objecting to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), NRC and NPR believe that a combination of the three will be used to leave thousands of Muslims stateless. The CAA provides for Indian citizenship for non-Muslims who fled neighboring Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh due to religious persecution and entered India before 2015.
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