Retired army officer, legislator among those excluded from list

Retired army officer, legislator among those excluded from list

Mohammad sanaullah, the retired Indian army junior commissioned office(JCO) who was declared a foreigner by the tribunal earlier this year and sent to detention camp, was one of the 1.9 million people excluded from the final National register of Citizen (NRC) list released on Saturday.

       

Though wife Samina Begum’s name was in the list. Sanaullah and their three children are not in it. As per NRC provisions, the children of people declared foreigners would not be included in the list. However, Sanaullah, whose appeal ageinst the Foreigners Tribunals order is pending before the Gauhati high court said he had hoped for some last minute change samina made it to the final NRC as she had claimed her inclusion from her fathers side. Sanaullah said he will wait for the courts decision.

      

I was called to the NRC sewa kendra in Chaygaon last week and asked to provide copies of the tribunals opinion which declared me a foreigner and my bail order from detention camp. So, I was hopeful that there mih be some last minute change and my name would get included in the final NRC sanaullah said.

        

But that didn’t happen. Along with my name, names of my daughters, shahnaz Akhter and himina Akhter and my son saeed Akhter are also missin from the final list. We will wait for the disposal of my appeal in the high court before taking any other recourse he added.

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Sanaullah was declared a foreigner by the foreigner tribunal kamrup following a case registered in 2008 after his name was listed as a D voter. He was sent to a detention camp in May before he was granted bail by the Gauhati high court. The court however didn’t quash the tribunals order and said his petition will be heard.

            

Ananta kumar malo(65) a legislator of opposition all india united Democratic Front (AIUDF) from abhayapuri south seat also found himself excluded from the NRC list I” I gave my fathers documents to show my legacy.While my daughter, brother and nephew are included in the list with the same documents. I am excluded” he said.

            

The final list also came as a shock for ataur Rahman mazarbhuiya (69) a two time MLA from katigora in cachar district. “I, my son Mazir ahned and one of my four daughter are missing from the list. We have provided document including land records dating back to 1925 and were expecting to get included in the list. But we werer left out as part of a conspiracy” he said.

          
Imrana begun, the daughter of congrees MLA from Dalagon seat llias Ali. Also found her name missing from list “it is a conspiracy and we condemn it. My daughters linkage certificate and her educational documents were provided. She was called for hearings, but her name was kept out willfully ,” Ali said.