No NPR in state, Kerala govt tells collectors; warns action against delinquents

The Kerala government which has been opposing the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAA) and National Population Registry (NPR), on Thursday (January 17) asked its district collectors not to carry out the process of NPR and warned of disciplinary action against officials who do not comply with the government order.

Kerala’s principal secretary KR Jyothilal wrote to all state district collectors in this regard on Thursday.

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“As you are aware, the government has stayed all the activities connected with the NPR operations in the state proposed to be conducted along with the first phase of Census operations — 2021. Now it has come to the notice of the government that some Census functionaries are mentioning NPR operations also while sending communications connected with the Census operations-2021 to the other Census functionaries,” ANI quoted him as stating in the letter.

The principal secretary also asked district collectors to personally ensure that such activities are not repeated.

“Hence l am requesting you to personally ensure that such actions are not repeated in future failing which disciplinary action shall be initiated against the delinquent officers,” he added.

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