Guwahati: Congress MLAs on Sunday alleged that a large number of people in Lower Assam districts were asked to prove their citizenship within 48 hours by appearing before the National Register of Citizens (NRC) authorities. The MLAs also alleged that the authorities demanded the people from Lower Assam districts to prove their citizenship in faraway districts of Upper Assam.

Congress legislators led by the leader of opposition Debabrata Saikia penned down a letter to NRC State Coordinator Prateek Hajela, the chief secretary and the director-general of police asking them to arrange for vehicles for those who have to attend the hearings between Monday and Wednesday.