Asaduddin Owaisi queries the status of the “1.5 lakh Muslims left out of NRC in Assam” amid the CAA controversy.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi announced that Muslims excluded from the NRC list will be required to prove their ancestry from 1962 or 1951.

Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), has raised concerns about the fate of 1.5 lakh Muslims who were allegedly excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) list in Assam.

Owaisi raised questions about citizenship for Muslims excluded from NRC at a public meeting in Hyderabad, following the BJP-led Centre’s announcement of CAA rules.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that 12 lakh Hindus will be granted Indian citizenship under CAA, but the 1.5 lakh Muslims are reportedly waiting for more action. Owaisi emphasized that the situation will take time to unfold.

The AIMIM chief announced that Muslims excluded from the NRC list will be required to prove their ancestry at the Foreigners’ Tribunal.

The AIMIM chief has announced that 1.5 lakh Muslims will be asked to prove their arrival in 1962 or 1951, and to present documents and birth certificates of their grandfathers at the Foreigners’ Tribunal.

Home Minister Amit Shah has previously stated that the CAA will be followed by the nationwide exercise of the National Population Register and the National Population Register.

Hyderabad MP questioned whether Home Minister Amit Shah mentioned NPR and NRC in TV interviews, despite their implementation in Parliament.

Owaisi expressed openness to granting citizenship to persecuted minorities from neighboring countries, but emphasized that the methodology should not be based on religion.

The speaker stated that the government should grant citizenship to individuals from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, irrespective of their religious affiliation.

Reaction to CAA

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government has implemented CAA, allowing citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who entered India before 2014.

Opposition leaders criticized the Act for being unconstitutional, discriminatory, and violating the “secular principle of citizenship” as it was notified.

The Supreme Court is set to hear several pleas requesting the suspension of Citizenship (Amendment) Act rules and the avoidance of coercive measures against Muslim community members.

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