A delegation of opposition parties, including the Congress, TMC and the Left, urged President Ram Nath Kovind today to ensure that not a single Indian citizen was excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.

A memorandum submitted by the delegation to Kovind accused the government of undermining the nation's democratic and secular values and alleged that the draft NRC had resulted in the exclusion of 40 lakh Indians. It also accused the government of spreading misleading statements against the Supreme Court over the NRC issue.