he North East Students’ Organisation (NESO), the umbrella body of students’ organisations of the states of the region, has ) has urged the government to prepare a National Register of Citizens (NRC) in all the northeastern states to identify the foreigners living illegally in the region.

According to the report, NESO has urged the government to prepare NRC in all the northeastern states so that people living illegally can be identified.  NESO chairman Samuel Jyrwa said that for years, successive governments at the Centre have failed to deal with the problem of illegal migrants. Jyrwa said, “As a result of this, the indigenous people of the Northeast are facing an identity crisis."  He said that the urgent need of the hour is to prepare NRC in all the states of the Northeast.

Earlier, the strong protest was held against the CAA and NRC. The anti-CAA protests, which slowed down due to the lockdown imposed to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, gained ground again as various organisations including the student bodies have started to launch protests against the Act, and the NESO chairman asserted that there was no question of accepting the Act.

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