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HCM written letter to Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah

Date: 05-Dec-2019

New Delhi December 5 (IPR): The Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri P. S. Tamang has written a letter to the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah requesting him to exempt Sikkim from Citizen Amendment Bill (CAB) National Register of Citizens (NRC).

In his letter, the Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri P. S. Tamang impressed upon the Union Home Minister that the Union Government has proposed to grant citizen certificate to its own fraternity. Nonetheless, there are apprehension and confusion in the state of Sikkim regarding CAB &NRC

The Hon’ble Chief Minister also brought to the notice of the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah that around 75,000 left out from Sikkim at the time of the merger in Union of India has already been granted Indian citizenship way back on the year 1989-90.

The Hon’ble Chief Minister in his letter also highlighted the Constitutional safeguard of Article 371(F) which governs the state of Sikkim and protects its old laws and Inner Line Permit issued by the state of Sikkim.

Therefore both the Citizen Amendment Bill (CAB) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) be exempted from the purview of its implementation in the state of Sikkim.