NRD denies claims 300,000 indians have no identity card

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KUANTAN: The National Registration Department (NRD) has refuted allegations that 300,000 members of the Indian community do not have identity card or citizenship when the turnout at the MyDaftar programme was far lower than the number claimed.

NRD director-general Datuk Mohd Yazid Ramli said in the 2017 Mega MyDaftar programme, only 1,813 people submitted their applications at 19 locations since June 5.

He said the programme conducted with the cooperation of the Special Implementation Task Force (SITF) and the Prime Minister’s Department would go on at four locations  namely in Kuantan yesterday, Seberang Perai, Penang today; Temerloh, Pahang on June 21 before ending in Putrajaya on June 22.

Only 1,813 people came and of the total, 1,018 sought advice and obtained forms or enquired on previous applications, he added.

“During the programme, NRD also received applications from other races. Regardless of their problems, we are advising the people to come and their issues can be facilitated with the NRD,” he told a media conference here yesterday.

Mohd Yazid also gave his assurance NRD would attempt to resolve the problems of applicants as soon as possible as the department needed to investigate, including check with hospitals on the alleged place of birth of the applicant.

Meanwhile, SITF manager GK Ananddan described the allegation that 300,000 Indians were having citizenship woes as illogical because the number was too big as compared to the population of the Indian community in the country, estimated at 2.1 million. — Bernama