New Delhi [India], August 14: The introduction of the Aadhar card got a major push by the Government of India to bring in digitization--the digitizing drive aimed to include all citizens of India in a digital network. The drive to attribute an Aadhaar to every citizen of India was given to t
Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta called upon all political parties to rise above partisan lines and formulate a 'common minimum program' to collectively address the issue of illegal immigrants in the national capital.
The Principal Secretary to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has written to the Chief Secretary of the Delhi government asking to enforce strict regulations for issuing Aadhar Cards in the national capital, in the wake of large number of Aadhar cards being procured by illegal immigrant
"The Constitution has established a process, and the Election Commission operates under a constitutional framework to conduct elections, maintain voter lists, and add or remove names from voter lists. This process has been ongoing in the country for many years, but anticipating their defe
"The Supreme Court has kind of put the brakes on the disenfranchisement exercise that was happening. We did not ask for a stay order. The SC did not give a stay order because that was not required at all. What was said was that in the current exercise, there is a serious danger of disenfranc
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise was initiated by the Election Commission to update Bihar's electoral rolls, which has been met with resistance from opposition parties. They argued that the short timelines and stringent requirements could lead to disenfranchisement of many eligi
"There (in Bihar), intensive revision has happened several times. Today, Congress is asking why SIR (Special Intensive Revision) is taking place. Even during their time, it happened multiple times... Why have they made it an issue? In Bihar, NDA has done many development works and provided g
As many as 21 cases have been registered, and 22 candidates have been named as accused for allegedly using fake Aadhar cards for the police constable exams in Madhya Pradesh, a senior police officer said.
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren raised serious concerns over the increasing infiltration of Bangladeshi immigrants and the proliferation of fake Aadhaar cards in the state, alleging inaction by the current state government.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has instructed the police department to launch an intensive drive, in coordination with the administration, to take prompt and stringent action against foreign nationals residing illegally in the state using forged documents such as fake Aadhar