Guwahati, May 17 -- The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Sunday opposed any move to conduct a new socio-economic or citizenship-related survey in Assam, calling it a "waste of time" that would only cause unnecessary harassment to the public.

Speaking to ANI on the proposal of a Strategic/Special Information Survey (SIR) in the state, AIUDF General Secretary Rafiqul Islam argued that the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which underwent half a decade of intense scrutiny, should be treated as the final word on the matter.

Islam questioned the logic behind initiating a fresh survey when a massive, Supreme Court-monitored exercise had already been concluded.

"... NRC has already been done in Assam after five years of scrutin...