Dispur (Assam): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday informed that the centre has directed UIDAI to issue Aadhaar cards to people who gave their biometrics between February 2019 to August 2024.
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, addressing a press conference, thanked the centre for directing UIDAI, making the lives of 935682 people easier.
"The Centre stopped distribution of Aadhar cards to 935682 people in Assam. They gave Biometric between Feb 2019 and Aug 2024. There are many of them where no relation with NRC." Sarma said.
Sarma further informed that the State government has been working for the past two years to ensure the release of the Aadhar card to the people.
"We formed a cabinet sub-committee to see the issue and discussed it with different organisations. We discussed this with the Government of India for the last 2 years. On 29/7/2024, the state government request the centre to release Aadhaar cards to those people. On 27/8/2024 the centre directed to UIDAI to issue Aadhaar cards to those people." Sarma said.
The Centre has stopped issuing the Aadhar Card to people amid the implementation of CAA-NRC in the state.
Himanta Biswa Sarma also said that the Former CM of Jharkhand and senior leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Champai Soren has decided to join BJP. He will be joining BJP on August 30.
"Champai Soren has decided to join the BJP. He will be joining the BJP on August 30. Till the time he does not resign, he is a minister in the Jharkhand government and also the former CM." CM Sarma said in a press conference.
"A week ago he had gone to Delhi and he spent three days. Again on 26th August, he had gone to Delhi. He stayed at the Taj Hotel during both his visits. But yesterday it came to light that both times he went to Delhi, Jharkhand's Special Branch Police followed them." CM Sarma said.
CM Sarma informed that the police personnel were given the responsibility to track Soren.
Both the police said that we had been given the responsibility of tracking Champai Soren wherever he goes in Jharkhand and even in Delhi...I still doubt that maybe his phone is also tapped," Sarma said.
Earlier, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X on Monday to announce that Champai Soren will join BJP on August 30 in Ranchi.
"Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and a distinguished Adivasi leader of our country, Champai Soren, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah a short while ago. He will officially join the BJP on 30th August in Ranchi," the Assam CM said.
—ANI