On Friday, According to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman 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.
