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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today told mediapersons that his government would not block data collection for the National Population Register (NPR) in Maharashtra.

Addressing a press conference at Sindhudurg, Thackeray said the NPR was very different from the National Register of Citizens (NRC). “The NPR is different from the NRC. It is part of the census. It happens every 10 years,” Thackeray said. The CM, however, said his government would not support the NRC. “Not just Muslims, but Hindus and even Adivasis will suffer if NRC is implemented,” Thackeray said.