Bulk NRC complaints filed in cyclostyled manner to harass people: Cong

Certain forces with vested interests have filed bulk complaints in a "cyclostyled manner" against people whose names have been included in the NRC to harass them because of their religious and linguistic identities, the Congress in Assam alleged on Friday.

According to media reports, only around 1,300 objections were filed till December 30, 2018, but the number rose to over 2.5 lakh the very next day, the last date for filing claims and objections, senior Congress leader Debabrata Saikia said.

But after raising objections, a large number of people were not attending the hearing, leaving people whose inclusion they had challenged in a quandary, Saikia, who met National Register of Citizens (NRC) State Coordinator Prateek Hajela and submitted a memorandum, said.

"We welcome genuine objections which have been filed against any ineligible person by following the due process of law. But it has come to our knowledge that a large number of objections have been filed in a cyclostyled manner,"