Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday told the State Assembly that he did not have a birth certificate.
“When I myself don’t have a birth certificate, how can I produce the certificate of my father?” asked Mr. Rao, apparently referring to the new format of the National Population Register (NPR), which is set to be rolled out from April 1.
“It is causing concern to me also. I was born in my house in the village. There were no hospitals then. The village elder used to write a Janma Nama which carried no official seal,” said 66-year old Mr. Rao.
“When I was born, we had 580 acres of land and a building. When I can’t produce my birth certificate, how will the Dalits, tribals and poor produce their certificates?” he asked.
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