"They have a right to reapply - those people who have not found their names on the list that we have published today," said the man at the centre of the gigantic exercise of preparing Assam's citizens' list. Speaking to NDTV, Prateek Hajela, coordinator of Assam's National Register of Citizens, tried to allay the fears of 40 lakh people left out of the draft list. He told NDTV, "We will give them all opportunity to prove their credentials for inclusion in NRC". He also said that the exercise is

The final draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens was published today. Out of the 3.29 crore people who have applied to become a part of the NRC, 2.89 crores were identified as valid citizens. More than 40 lakh citizens have been found to be invalid citizens of India. The NRC is being compiled under the orders of the Supreme Court of India to identify illegal foreigners residing in Assam. Panic spread in Assam soon after officials announced that more than 40 lakh people were not included