6 Aadhaar cards recovered from roadside in Salt Lake amid SIR row
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Kolkata (PTI): Six Aadhaar cards were found lying on the side of a road in Salt Lake satellite township on Sunday, prompting police to initiate an investigation, a senior officer said.
The cards had addresses of residents of different states such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, the officer said, adding that the cards were seized after local residents spotted those lying in a heap near a bin and informed police.
They were seized after local residents spotted them lying in a heap near a garbage bin and alerted police, an official of Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate said.
"We are investigating into the incident and contacting those whose addresses are given in the cards with help of their respective state police," the officer said.
The discovery of the cards created a flutter at a time when the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is underway in West Bengal, amid opposition allegations that a section of the ruling party has facilitated the procurement of Aadhaar cards by infiltrators using fake identities.
West Bengal will go to polls in 2026.
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AAP accuses Chadha of indulging in 'soft PR', dodging key issues in Parliament
New Delhi (PTI): The AAP on Friday hit back at party MP Raghav Chadha, accusing him of shying away from raising issues against the Centre in Parliament and instead engaging in "soft PR".
Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that Chadha failed to toe the party's line on several matters in Parliament and did not join opposition walkouts on key issues.
"We all are soldiers of Arvind Kejriwal, the Centre doesn't care about soft PR or talking about samosas at airport canteens when bigger issues are at stake," Bharadwaj said in a video posted on X.
"Whenever the Opposition staged a walkout in Parliament, you (Chadha) did not participate. You did not raise issues concerning Punjab, from where you are elected, and you hid in a foreign country when former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested," he added.
AAP national media in-charge Anurag Dhanda also criticised Chadha, questioning whether someone who "fears" Prime Minister Narendra Modi can fight for the country.
"In West Bengal, the right to vote is being snatched away. When a proposal against the CEC came up in the House, you (Chadha) refused to sign it," Dhanda said on X.
"In Parliament, we get limited time to speak, and it can be used either to fight for the nation or discuss trivial matters like cheaper samosas at airport canteens," Dhanda said, adding that Chadha has been hesitant to speak on "real issues" for the last few years.
The remarks came after Chadha earlier in the day said he was "silenced, not defeated", a day after being removed as the AAP's deputy leader in Rajya Sabha.
