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"We appeal to all the organisations opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to help in completing the NRC update process. We appeal to organisations opposing the bill to call off their protest at the moment." GUWAHATI: The BJP concluded its two-day state executive meeting in Nalbari on Saturday with an appeal to organisations protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 to wait till the National Register of Citizens ( NRC ) update process is over.BJP general secretary Dilip Saikia said the executive meeting has resolved that the priority right now is to put in place a foolproof NRC. In the 2014 parliamentary polls, BJP had won seven seats. The meeting reiterated that NRC is the first priority," said Saikia.He added, "The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) is going through a democratic process of taking into consideration the views expressed by a cross-section of organizations and individuals..