KOLKATA: In one more escalation of the disagreement between the West Bengal authorities and the Centre, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has now written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the problem. In her letter to the Prime Minister, Mamata expressed her severe considerations over what she referred to as the ”reckless deactivation of Aadhaar playing cards’, notably concentrating on SC, ST and OBC communities in West Bengal.”
The Trinamool Congress supremo additional alleged that the Centre’s unilateral determination to deactivate Aadhaar playing cards with none prior investigation or session with the state authorities is a sinister plot to deprive eligible beneficiaries of welfare schemes, conveniently timed earlier than the Lok Sabha Elections.
“I vehemently condemn the reckless deactivation of Aadhaar cards, particularly targeting SC, ST and OBC communities in West Bengal… We are all citizens of India. Every resident can avail West Bengal Government’s welfare benefits, irrespective of whether they have Aadhaar cards or not,” CM Mamata stated in a tweet.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Narendra Modi
“I vehemently condemn the reckless deactivation of Aadhaar cards, particularly targeting SC, ST and OBC communities in West Bengal… We are all citizens of India. Every resident can avail West Bengal Government’s… pic.twitter.com/tKQeFzrVsd
— ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2024
The West Bengal Chief Minister additionally introduced on Monday that her authorities would supply different identification playing cards to folks whose Aadhaar playing cards have been “deactivated” by the Centre. She additionally stated an Aadhaar Grievances Portal would begin performing from Tuesday.
Questioning the Centre’s intent behind the “deactivation” of Aadhaar playing cards, she urged that it was completed to organize the National Register of Citizens. “I hope Matua and SC/ST communities understand the BJP’s game plan. I have information that most of those whose cards have been deactivated are all Matuas or belong to the SC/ST communities. See how without your consent they are taking back all your rights. In Bengal, we will not allow this,” she stated.
The Trinamool Congress supremo referred to as it a ”fascist conspiracy.” and stated the state authorities would ship a staff to the Election Commission of India over the problem.
Speaking at a public distribution programme in Birbhum on Sunday, Mamata alleged that the central authorities “deactivated” the Aadhaar playing cards of individuals within the state to deprive them of advantages from varied social welfare schemes launched by her authorities.
However, Union Minister Shantanu Thakur has assured that the folks whose Aadhaar playing cards had been “deactivated”, would get them again. “The Union home ministry has already cleared it that the deactivation process has been stopped and those whose cards have already been deactivated will get them back. I have been given the responsibility to take applications from those people. You just need to write your name, phone number and Aadhaar number and write that it has been deactivated. I will submit it to the home ministry and the issue will be resolved. I have already said it was due to some technical fault,” Thakur stated.
