- Assam police have also not received any threat perception to hajela from extremist angle
- Assam’s NRC state coordinator, Preteek Hajela to be immediately transferred to Madhya Pradesh, says Supreme Court today
ASSAM TIMES POST
Guwahati: Assam Police has not received any threat perceptions from extremist angle to Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) State Coordinator Prateek Hajela who has been directed to be transferred by the Supreme Court to Madya Pradesh, said
Inspector General of Police (Special Branch) Hiren Nath on Friday.
“Reports about threat perceptions to Hajela have not been sought from us. We have also not received any threat perception to Hajela from extremist angle”, Nath said.
“There have been, however, criticisms against Hajela in the social media, various organisations in Assam are vocal on the NRC with many speaking against the NRC and the State Coordinator”, added the IGP heading the intelligence Special Branch wing of Assam police.
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and the state government to transfer NRC State Coordinator Prateek Hajela to Madhya Pradesh for the maximum period.
The direction comes apparently on account of threat perceptions to Hajela, who had overseen the mammoth exercise of finalisation and publication of Assam NRC.
A special bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices S A Bobde and R F Nariman ordered inter-cadre transfer of Hajela on deputation.
The final NRC was released on August 31 last with 19,06,657 of the total 3,30,27,661 applicants excluded from the Register which has been touted as the document for identification of the indigenous people of Assam.
