NRC process wouldn’t start without consulting stakeholders: Nirmala Sitharaman

Dec 20, 2019

New Delhi, Dec 20 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that NRC process will not start without consulting the stakeholders. She said, “Citizenship Act is an Act through which citizenship is given to people who fled persecution. For 70 yrs they've been waiting, it's an Act which will give them citizenship so they can live a life of dignity. It has nothing to do with existing citizens of this country.” “I wish to state that as and when NRC process will start, it will not start without consulting the stakeholders or talking to people. I find it very surprising that responsible political parties are linking Citizenship Act to something which hasn't started yet,” she further added.