Assam CM Himanta decides to stop issuing Aadhaar cards to adults to check infiltrators
Guwahati: The Assam government has decided to halt the issuance of Aadhaar cards to adults above the age of 18, except for individuals from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and tea garden communities. The decision, which will come into effect in October, is part of the state’s ongoing efforts to curb alleged fraudulent Aadhaar enrollments by illegal migrants.
The announcement was made following a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The new policy will restrict first-time Aadhaar registrations for adults, with District Commissioners being granted the authority to issue Aadhaar cards in only the “rarest of rare” cases.
However, the restriction will not apply for one year to SC, ST, and tea garden communities, during which time the government aims to complete the Aadhaar enrollment for left-out individuals from these groups.
Speaking on the rationale behind the decision, Sarma said that it was part of the state’s strategy to prevent illegal immigrants, particularly those from Bangladesh, from acquiring Indian citizenship through Aadhaar. "For the past year, we have been actively apprehending illegal migrants. Yesterday, we pushed back seven of them. We are not sure we can catch all of them, so this measure is designed to safeguard against infiltrators gaining Indian citizenship through Aadhaar," he said.
In a related development earlier this year, the state government had also targeted Aadhaar cardholders who had failed to apply for inclusion in the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Sarma had previously highlighted discrepancies in the distribution of Aadhaar cards, pointing out that four districts—Barpeta, Dhubri, Morigaon, and Nagaon—had reported more Aadhaar registrations than their projected populations.
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23-year-old woman found dead at Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Delhi's Prem Nagar area, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Anjali Singh, was found motionless in her room on Monday by her sister and her neighbour.
Police said her father, Vinod Kumar Singh (51), told them that he and his wife were away at work at the time of the incident, while their son and the other daughter were also not at home at the time of the incident.
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According to the family, the room in which Anjali was found was locked from the inside. The door was later forcibly opened by a neighbour and her sister with the help of a crowbar.
Her body was found lying on the bed inside the room, police said.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anjali had allegedly hanged herself using a piece of cloth tied to the ceiling fan.
It is suspected that the noose eventually might have loosened or torn off, resulting in her being found lying on the bed.
Family members informed the police that Anjali was a final-year student of a librarian science course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). About a week ago, her final-year examination results were declared, and she had failed, following which she had been under depression, they said.
The family has not raised any allegation of foul play, police said, adding that no suicide note or external injury marks were found on the body during the initial inspection.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter as per the law. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, and further investigation is underway, police added.
