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 playing cards, notably concentrating on SC, ST and OBC communities in West Bengal… We’re all residents of India. Each resident can avail West Bengal Authorities’s welfare advantages, no matter whether or not they have Aadhaar playing 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 playing cards, notably concentrating on SC, ST and OBC communities in West Bengal… We’re all residents of India. Each resident can avail West Bengal Authorities’s… pic.twitter.com/tKQeFzrVsd
— ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2024
The West Bengal Chief Minister additionally introduced on Monday that her authorities would supply various identification playing cards to individuals 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 achieved to organize the Nationwide Register of Residents. “I hope Matua and SC/ST communities perceive the BJP’s sport plan. I’ve info that the majority of these whose playing cards have been deactivated are all Matuas or belong to the SC/ST communities. See how with out your consent they’re taking again all of your rights. In Bengal, we is not going to enable 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 Fee of India over the problem.
Talking 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 numerous social welfare schemes launched by her authorities.
Nonetheless, Union Minister Shantanu Thakur has assured that the individuals whose Aadhaar playing cards had been “deactivated”, would get them again. “The Union dwelling ministry has already cleared it that the deactivation course of has been stopped and people whose playing cards have already been deactivated will get them again. I’ve been given the accountability to take functions from these individuals. You simply want to write down your title, cellphone quantity and Aadhaar quantity and write that it has been deactivated. I’ll submit it to the house ministry and the problem shall be resolved. I’ve already stated it was because of some technical fault,” Thakur stated.
