Guwahati, July 11 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has clarified that the issuance of a National Register of Citizens (NRC) notice to a West Bengal resident by the Foreigners Tribunal in Assam was a judicial process and not initiated by the state government.

His statement came after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised the Assam government over the notice, calling it an "unconstitutional overreach."

The controversy centers around Uttam Kumar Brajabasi, a member of the Rajbanshi community, who claims to have been residing in Dinhata, located in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, for over five decades.

Brajabasi reportedly received an NRC notice from Assam's Foreigners Tribunal, prompting Mamata Banerjee to c...