Guwahati, Feb. 2 -- The Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha (ASM), an umbrella organization of indigenous communities of Assam, has called for President Droupadi Murmu's intervention to ensure hearing of the cases filed by the ASM in Supreme Court with regard to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019.

ASM working president Matiur Rahman told this reporter on Saturday that the Mahasangha had on January 26 submitted a memorandum to the President of India, drawing her attention to its four-point charter of demands mainly concerning the CAA and the NRC.

The memorandum highlighted the urgent need for hearing of the cases related to the NRC and the CAA, which were filed by the ASM in the Suprem...