Dhonai Sapori (Majuli): It is an impatient wait for Pradeep (name changed), a farmer with his roots in Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

For decades Majuli has been his home and though his name is mentioned in the draft list of the National Register of Citizens, he fears exclusion in the final draft as till now he has not been able to furnish the legacy data of his father who had made Majuli his home 70 years ago.

Pradeep has applied for NRC based on his uncle's documents. He does not have his father's legacy as everything was lost when their house was gutted. Even if he finds any legacy data now, he has to wait till June 30 for the second draft as the time for application is now over. "My name appeared in the part draft of the NRC, but now I am being told to furnish my father's legacy data. Without that my name may not be included in the final draft. All documents were lost. For the past few months, I have been trying to get hold of land records dating back to 1955. I cannot do anything now but wait," Pradeep said.

Married to an Assamese girl from Majuli, Pradeep, who is semi-literate, speaks Assamese more fluently than his mother tongue.

"Just because his name is in the part draft doesn't mean it will be included in the final draft if a proper legacy is not submitted. His uncle's name or legacy will not be accepted in the final draft. It has to come from his father's side. The date for application is over and he has to wait for the window period after the final draft is published," a source said.

There are 14 NRC seva kendras (help desks) in and around Majuli with total 177,708 members or applicants covering 37,138 families. Names of 169,648 members were included in the part draft of the NRC, of which 8,060 have been left out.

"Some of these 8,060 people could be Assamese, Bengalis, Nepalis, Biharis and settlers from Uttar Pradesh. Maybe they could not furnish proper legacy or did not give importance to crucial documents. If they submitted proper documents, by now their names could have been included in the second draft or he has to wait till July," the source said.

According to Majuli News, a local fortnightly, names of 8,060 people have been examined since February. "Eleven people have been identified as D-voters in Majuli. Nine of them had applied for inclusion of their names in the NRC list. The two others did not apply. They must provide evidence for NRC inclusion," Majuli News editor Kishori Mohan Paul said.