Centre 'deactivating' Aadhaar cards to stop people from getting social benefits: Mamata
10 months ago

Centre 'deactivating' Aadhaar cards to stop people from getting social benefits: Mamata

New Indian Express  

SURI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the BJP-led central government "deactivated" Aadhaar card of people in the state before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections so that they do not get the benefits of various social welfare schemes of her government through their bank accounts. Speaking at a public distribution programme here in Birbhum district, Banerjee said that her government would continue paying the beneficiaries of the various state-run welfare schemes even if a person does not have an Aadhaar card. They are delinking Aadhaar cards so that before polls people do not get benefits of Lakshmi Bhandar through banks, free ration," Banerjee said. Referring to the agitation of the farmers in Haryana, Punjab demanding the government's guarantee on minimum support price of their produce, Banerjee said that farmers in Bengal do not face any problem.

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Deactivated Aadhaars won’t prevent people from voting: EC to TMC MPs delegation
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Deactivated Aadhaars won’t prevent people from voting: EC to TMC MPs delegation

Hindustan Times  

A five-member delegation of Parliamentarians from the All India Trinamool Congress met top officials at the Election Commission of India to raise the issue of deactivation of Aadhaar numbers in West Bengal on Monday, and ensure that those affected are not prevented from voting in the upcoming general elections. The delegation, led by Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, told …

Fresh reports of Aadhar deactivation surface in Bengal despite UIDAI’s assurance
10 months ago

Fresh reports of Aadhar deactivation surface in Bengal despite UIDAI’s assurance

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Fresh reports of deactivation of Aadhaar cards of citizens surfaced in several districts of West Bengal on Wednesday, 48 hours after the Unique Identification Authority of India said it is updating its database and no number has been cancelled. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Centre of cancelling the Aadhaar cards of several residents in the …

No Aadhaar numbers cancelled, clarifies UIDAI after Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee alleges cards 'deactivated'
10 months ago

No Aadhaar numbers cancelled, clarifies UIDAI after Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee alleges cards 'deactivated'

New Indian Express  

Despite the allegations, she also assured the people of Bengal that they will not be deprived of benefits, even if their Aadhaar cards are inactive. She announced that the state would issue alternative Aadhaar cards to those, who have far found their cards deactivated. Several Aadhaar cards have been made inactive in many districts of Bengal. The CM also said …

Mamata Banerjee Questions Sudden Aadhaar Card Deactivation Ahead of Elections
10 months ago

Mamata Banerjee Questions Sudden Aadhaar Card Deactivation Ahead of Elections

Deccan Chronicle  

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday questioned the motive behind ‘deactivation’ of Aadhaar Cards in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. In the letter to Modi, Banerjee complained that the Aadhaar Card deactivation was “indiscriminate” that affected “the people, especially those belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled …

No NRC in Bengal, govt to issue separate card if Aadhaar is deactivated: Mamata
10 months ago

No NRC in Bengal, govt to issue separate card if Aadhaar is deactivated: Mamata

Live Mint  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on 19 January said that her government will not implement the National Register of Citizens initiative. She also said that the state government provides separate cards to those whose Aadhaar card is deactivated. Those whose Aadhaar card has been deactivated should inform us as soon as possible so that they continue to enjoy their …

UIADI dismisses 'conspiracy theory' of Mamata Banerjee about secret 'Aadhar card cancellation'
10 months ago

UIADI dismisses 'conspiracy theory' of Mamata Banerjee about secret 'Aadhar card cancellation'

Op India  

The Unique Identification Authority of India has reportedly issued a clarification after Mamata Banerjee claimed that the Modi government is ‘secretly’ cancelling the Aadhar Cards of people of West Bengal. In a tweet, he shared the screenshot of the ‘feedback’ page of UIDAI and remarked, ” UIDAI has issued clarification that no Aadhar Card has been cancelled.” “I urge everyone …

Mamata Banerjee writes to PM over 'deactivation' of Aadhaar cards in Bengal
10 months ago

Mamata Banerjee writes to PM over 'deactivation' of Aadhaar cards in Bengal

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has alleged that Aadhaar cards of people from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, have been deactivated in the state. The Trinamool supremo further alleged that the Aadhaar cards had been deactivated without any prior intimation to the members of the said community …

Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi over 'deactivation' of Aadhaar cards in West Bengal
10 months ago

Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi over 'deactivation' of Aadhaar cards in West Bengal

India TV News  

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the 'sudden deactivation' of Aadhaar cards in the state. Every resident can avail West Bengal Government's welfare benefits, irrespective of whether they have Aadhaar cards or not," Banerjee said in an X post while sharing a copy of the letter. Mamata Banerjee letter …

Amid Mamata's 'deactivation' charge against Centre, UIDAI says ‘no Aadhaar number has been cancelled’
10 months ago

Amid Mamata's 'deactivation' charge against Centre, UIDAI says ‘no Aadhaar number has been cancelled’

India TV News  

Amid allegations levelled by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding the “deactivation” of Aadhaar cards of SC-STs and minorities of the state ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Unique Identification Authority of India on Monday clarified that to keep the Aadhaar database updated, intimations are issued to Aadhaar number holders from time to time, but no number has been …

Mamata Banerjee Accuses Centre of Aadhaar Deactivation Ahead of Polls
10 months ago

Mamata Banerjee Accuses Centre of Aadhaar Deactivation Ahead of Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the Centre of deactivating Aadhaar Cards of the people of the state before the Lok Sabha Election to deny them her government's facilities and pave the way for the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens. The CM has directed state chief secretary BP Gopalika to open an online …

Centre ‘deactivating’ Aadhaar cards to stop people from getting social benefits: Mamata
10 months ago

Centre ‘deactivating’ Aadhaar cards to stop people from getting social benefits: Mamata

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on February 18 alleged that the BJP-led Central Government "deactivated" Aadhaar cards of people in the State before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections so that they do not get the benefits of various social welfare schemes of her government through their bank accounts. Speaking at a public distribution programme in Suri in Birbhum district, …

BJP-led Centre ‘deactivating’ Aadhaar cards to stop Bengal people from getting social benefits, alleges Mamata
10 months ago

BJP-led Centre ‘deactivating’ Aadhaar cards to stop Bengal people from getting social benefits, alleges Mamata

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the BJP-led Centre “deactivated” Aadhaar card of people in the state ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections to prevent them from getting benefits of various welfare schemes of the state government through their bank accounts. Mamata's allegations Speaking at a public distribution programme in the Birbhum district, Mamata said …

Centre's Aadhaar Verification Plan A Plot to Implement CAA, NRC in Bengal, Won't Follow It: Mamata
1 year, 8 months ago

Centre's Aadhaar Verification Plan A Plot to Implement CAA, NRC in Bengal, Won't Follow It: Mamata

News 18  

A fresh war of words has erupted between the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party over a letter sent by the Centre to the West Bengal government. It says that the state governments along with the Centre should identify illegal Aadhaar cards and those people who do not have Aadhaar cards. She said that this was an indirect way of …

Aadhaar as a hurdle: The Hindu Editorial on biometric authentication failures and welfare delivery
3 years, 9 months ago

Aadhaar as a hurdle: The Hindu Editorial on biometric authentication failures and welfare delivery

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, did the right thing by terming as serious the allegation by a petitioner that three crore ration cards were cancelled for not being linked with the Aadhaar database and that these were connected to reported starvation deaths in some States. Following the Court’s judgment in 2018, upholding the Aadhaar programme as a reasonable restriction on …

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