The government is committed to free Assam of illegal immigrants, said finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in an interview to The Economic Times.

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"BJP coming to power at the centre and in Assam made a huge difference and we are committed to illegal immigrants-free Assam," Sharma told the daily.

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When Sharma was asked what the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) means for the state, he told the paper that the issue of foreigners has plagued Assam for several decades, especially since 1971 when the agitations had started adding that these incidents have brought a 'deep sense of distrust in Assamese society. '

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The final draft of the NRC excluded around 40 lakh people. The repeated assurance given by the Assam government that no rights and privileges will be curtailed on the basis of draft NRC has assured the people of the state, he told the daily.