Yogi Adityanath Says UP Could Roll Out NRC in Phases, After Khattar’s Haryana Pledge

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has described the National Register of Citizens (NRC) as an “important and brave” decision and said the state could introduce it in stages if needed.

What Adityanath said

In an interview, Adityanath said Assam had been the first phase and that its experience could serve as an example for Uttar Pradesh to carry out the exercise step by step. He said the move was vital for national security and would stop illegal immigrants from taking away the rights of the poor.

Haryana and other reactions

His comments came a day after Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the NRC would be implemented in his state. Khattar made the statement to reporters in Panchkula after calling on former Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba and Justice HS Bhalla (retd) at their residences. Khattar’s predecessor, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, backed him, saying that what the Chief Minister had said was the law and that it was the government’s job to identify foreigners.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has opposed the exercise and warned the BJP not to play with fire over it. “I will not let the NRC happen in Bengal till I am alive,” she had said.

Background

The final NRC for Assam was published on August 31 and left out 19 lakh people. The update began after a Supreme Court order in 2013, and the court has monitored the process closely. Several parties, including the BJP in Assam, have expressed dissatisfaction with the final list.

See also: Political leaders | Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha members

Originally published on 16 September 2019. Rewritten on 9 October 2026.

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