Nationwide NRC need of the hour: Assam CM Himanta praises BJP's Karnataka manifesto

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday praised the BJP's manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly polls, which, among other things, promised the implementation of a National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state. He said a nationwide NRC is "need of the hour". 

“Based on Assam experience, a nationwide NRC is the need of the hour. Till today, we don’t have a national register of citizens. Aadhar is not an indication of citizenship. We don’t know if the country’s resources are going to a citizen or a non-citizen. I welcome the move of the Karnataka BJP announcing an NRC,” he said.