“‘19 lakh people, including 7 lakh Muslims, out of NRC’, says Assam CM”, Vartha Bharati, March 19, 2024:
“Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has stated that 19 lakh people, including 7 lakh muslims, have been excluded from NRC in Guwahati on Sunday.
In an exclusive interview to ‘News Live’, the chief minister said that “5 lakh Bengali Hindus, 2 lakh other Hindus including Koch-rajbongshi, Kalita and Sarmas, and 1.5 lakh Gurkhas have been excluded from the Register”.