Guwahati | Mohammed Sanaullah, the retired Indian Army junior commissioned officer, did not make it to the final NRC list, even when he had appealed to the Foreign Tribunals.
His order was pending in the Gauhati High Court, however, he said, “had hoped for last-minute decision”.
“I was called to the NRC sewa kendra in Chaygaon last week and asked to provide copies of the FT opinion, which declared me as foreigner, and my bail order from detention camp. Due to that I was hopeful that there might be some last minute change and my name would get included in the Final NRC. But that didn’t happen. Along with my name, names of my daughters, Shahnaz Akhtar and Hilmina Akhtar, and my son, Saeed Akhtar are also missing from the final list. We will wait for disposal of my appeal in High Court before taking any other recourse,” Sanaullah said.
Sanuallah, who was declared a “foreigner” by a Foreigners’ Tribunal and sent to a detention camp had no chance, along with his children, of making it to the final list.
NRC provisions don’t allow for inclusion of those declared foreigners by FTs .
Mohammad Sanaullah, who had won a president’s medal, was declared a foreigner by the Foreigners Tribunal, Kamrup, following a case registered in 2008 after his name was listed as a “D” (doubtful) voter. He was sent to a detention camp in the month of May before he was granted bail by the Gauhati High Court. The High Court, however, didn’t quash the earlier order of the Foreigners’ Tribunal and said that hearings on his petition will continue.
The final NRC list of Assam was released today, leaving out about 19 lakh people.
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