NEW DELHI: Representatives from various minority organisations and individuals led by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind issued a unanimous declaration to reject National Population Register and urged the people to politely decline making available any details to enumerators who may in due course of time reach out to people for seeking information.They also called upon all the state governments to immediately suspend the NPR process. They also condemned the "the indiscriminate arrest of people under sedition and similar draconian laws. We demand their immediate and unconditional release and withdrawal of all the charges against them." The resolution was endorsed by 76 signatories.The declaration by way of a statement was made after a brainstorming session steered by the JUH faction which has Maulana Qari Usman Mansurpoori as its president. "The session was attended by leading intellectuals, social activists and academicians of every faith and religion. After due deliberation, all the participants passed a declaration to reject National People Register (NPR) in its totality and exhorted the countrymen not to cooperate with the officials in this exercise," the statement asserted.This session was jointly convened by JUH general secretary, Maulana Mahmood Madani and prominent member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Kamal Faruqi.The resolution called “Delhi Declaration” was drafted by a committee led by former Union minister K Rashnam Khan. "We unequivocally reject NPR as it is a gross violation of Article 14 of Indian Constitution . NPR is the first stage of data collection to prepare NRC as per Citizenship Act 1955 and Citizenship Rule 2003. It is patently discriminatory, divisive, exclusionary and unconstitutional and targets communities on the basis of religion, class, caste and gender."It said that the NPR will commence from April 1 to September, 30, 2020. The data collectors will visit each house/household. "We must politely decline to cooperate or make available any details. We call upon all the state governments to immediately suspend the NPR process. We also appeal to all the law and order enforcing agencies to respect the constitutional rights of the people of India to protest peacefully," it stated.While extending support to the “multi-religious peaceful protest by youth, students and women in many Shaheen Baghs across the country," the declaration called upon people to maintain peace at all times and not fall prey to provocations, propaganda and attempts to sabotage the movement.