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A+ A-Hyderabad: Urging the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to refuse data collection for National Population Register in the State, Women Alliance Against NPR, a women’s group protesting CAA, NRC and NPR urged him to pass a resolution to that effect in the State Assembly. They called it extremely unfortunate that any expression of protest and dissent in Telangana are being suppressed with deliberate intent, despite the fact that Telangana State itself is a product of vibrant protests. Pointing out that several states such as Kerala, West Bengal, and Punjab have already passed resolutions against NPR, Ms Nausheen said Telangana government should follow suit. Jasween Jairath said: “The CM passed a resolution against CAA and we want him to pass a resolution against NPR and NRC too. Calling NPR a strategy to disempower politically inconvenient segments of the society through disenfranchisement, the women said it would legally deprive socio-economically weaker sections of society..