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Guwahati, October 14: Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev on Friday maintained that her PIL before the Supreme Court, seeking issuance of Aadhaar cards to NRC applicants in Assam whose names have figured in the final draft of the citizenship document, is a case for the fundamental right of life. She said the government is yet to even notify the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft, even after three years of publishing it, and wondered how can people be denied Aadhaar cards on this pretext. Over 27 lakh NRC applicants...

Guwahati, October 6: Leader of the Opposition in Assam assembly, Debabrata Saikia, has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Gauhati High Court seeking, among others, formulation of a rehabilitation policy for evicting people from government land by the administration. The senior Congress leader's PIL was filed days after two persons were killed in police firing and 20 others injured in clashes between security forces and alleged encroachers during an eviction drive in villages under Sipajhar revenue circle in Darrang district on September 23.The matter was listed for hearing...