APW seeks NRC software audit

The Assam Public Works (APW), the original petitioner in the NRC-related case in the Supreme Court, on Monday demanded a third party audit by any internationally acclaimed organisation into the functioning of the software, application and IT infrastructure utilised in the updating the National Register of Citizens.

The APW also demanded a high-level probe into the “corruption” by the previous NRC authority, headed by Prateek Hajela with his close aides.

A four-member delegation of the APW met current state coordinator of National Register of Citizens (SCNRC) Hitesh Dev Sarma and submitted a memorandum of their demands.