Assam Aadhaar Card Ruling | Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the state cabinet has decided not to issue new Aadhaar cards to individuals above 18 years of age for another year, except for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and tea garden workers.
“Assam cabinet has today decided that Aadhaar cards will not be issued to persons above 18 years of age, except ST, SC and Tea garden workers, for another one year. If any person from other castes is yet to get an Aadhaar card, they can apply for it within the month of September,” Sarma said.
Rare Cases to Require Strict Verification
The Chief Minister explained that in extremely rare situations, the District Commissioner would be allowed to issue Aadhaar cards after the September application window closes. Such approvals, he said, would only be possible after verification through the Special Branch report and the Foreigners Tribunal report.
“In the rare and rarest cases, the District Commissioner will be the authority to issue Aadhaar card after completion of the window period and the DC will have to check SB report, Foreigners Tribunal report before issuing Aadhaar card,” Sarma added.
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Sarma said the government’s primary aim is to prevent illegal foreigners, particularly Bangladeshi nationals, from acquiring Aadhaar cards in Assam and using them to claim Indian citizenship.
“We have continuously pushed back Bangladeshi nationals along the border. We want to take protection that no one (illegal foreigner) can obtain an Aadhaar card from Assam by entering into the state and claim to be an Indian citizen. We have completely closed that way,” he emphasised.
