SC Transfers Assam NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela to MP Due to ‘Threat to Life’
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and the Assam government to transfer “forthwith” the Assam coordinator of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Prateek Hajela, to Madhya Pradesh for the maximum period possible. Although the apex court did not disclose the reason for the transfer, sources told News18 it has been done due to a threat to Hajela’s life.…
Hajela, a native of Madhya Pradesh and a 1995-batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, was appointed the NRC coordinator by the Supreme Court to oversee the mammoth and sensitive exercise of finalising and publication of the Assam NRC data.…
The bench, however, did not specify the cause or the reason for passing the order, leading to speculation the officer might be apprehending some kind of threat after overseeing the gigantic and sensitive task of finalising the Assam NRC.…
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