Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced Sunday that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be implemented in the state.
Besides this, constitution of a Law Commission is also being considered Haryana and an independent department would be set up to solicit the services of intellectuals, informed Manohar Lal Khattar.
“We will implement NRC in Haryana,” Khattar told reporters in Panchkula after meeting Justice HS Bhalla (retd) and former Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba at their residences.
Manohar Lal Khattar met them as part of his party’s ‘Maha Sampark Abhiyan’ ahead of state polls in October. He had previously too supported NRC implementation across the country.
Interacting with reporters after meeting Justice Bhalla, the Haryana Chief Minister said that they talked on a number of issues. “When we meet, the talk revolves around how to take the country forward and other such issues,” Khattar said.
“These days he (Justice Bhalla) is also working on NRC and will visit Assam soon. I have said (to Justice Bhalla) that we will implement NRC in Haryana and have sought Bhalla ji’s support and suggestion,” Khattar told reporters.
Khattar also said the Haryana government will look into the feasibility of setting up a Law Commission. “He (Justice Bhalla) suggested that a Law Commission should be set up in Haryana. We shall study it and examine this too. The government will look into the feasibility of setting up of this commission and if people are benefitted, it will be set up,” Khattar informed.
Khattar said the BJP government has been transparent and worked honestly for the last five years. He asserted that he treats 2.5 crore population of Haryana as his family and his government had taken various initiatives for their benefit.
PTI