New Delhi: In the backdrop of reports that a decorated former army officer has been declared a foreigner by a tribunal in Assam, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the NRC state coordinator to ensure that fair procedure is adopted in dealing with the claims and objections on inclusion of citizens in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC).
A vacation bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose, without referring to any specific matter, said “disturbing” reports have emerged in the media regarding procedure to deal with claims and objections.
According to Assam police, Mohammad Sanaullah, a former army officer who had won a President’s medal, was apprehended on Wednesday and sent to a detention camp in after a foreigners’ tribunal declared him a ‘foreigner’.
Family members of Sanaullah, a resident of Kolohikash village in Kamrup district, have said they will approach the Gauhati High Court against the tribunal’s order.”There are very disturbing reports in the media. The media is not always correct but sometimes media is right also,” the apex court bench told state NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela.
