Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 1 : AIUDF MLA Rafiqul Islam on Tuesday launched an attack on the Assam government over their decision of issuing Aadhaar cards only from the District Commissioner's office and alleged that BJP has let Bangladeshi Hindus in Assam.
Rafiqul Islam told ANI, "There is not a single Muslim who is a foreigner in Assam. Muslims have documents in their hands. They have complete records. Their voter list, land records, and father-grandfather's papers of NRC."
Attacking the BJP, he added, "For those, the BJP has laid a red carpet, are Bengali Hindus coming from Bangladesh. Those who are still coming, and after 1971, they have come in millions. The same people who obtain their Aadhaar cards illegally will now be caught. Those whom the BJP targets and wants to take to the DC office, they have papers and genuine records."
The AIUDF MLA further stated that the arrangements at the DC office should be made to prevent people from having to stand in long queues.
"The arrangements should be correct. People should not have to line up after going there, people should not have to travel there for two days, three days, four days."
On the eviction drive by the Assam government, he stated that the government is not evicting certain individuals, but rather those who are landless.
"The suspected people are not getting evicted. This is the government's false claim. Evictions are taking place against landless people. They also have 200-year-old records, 400-year-old records. They are moving bulldozers into the house of the Gwalparia people. They are Gwalaparia; their origin is Rajbanshi. The Rajbanshis are older than Hemant Biswa Sarma."
To ensure that no illegal immigrant obtains an Aadhaar card, the Assam government has decided to implement a rule where Aadhaar cards for adults will only be issued by the District Commissioners (DCs), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Friday.
He further said that the decision to tighten Aadhaar issuance rules would aid the state government's efforts to safeguard its demographic profile.
"Last night, we pushed back 20 more Bangladeshis as part of our ongoing efforts to detect and push back illegal infiltrators. Very soon, we will implement a decision where Aadhaar cards for adult citizens will be issued only by DCs. This will ensure that no illegal immigrant can get an Aadhaar made and we can track and push them back easily," Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
"We will make a decision on it in the next Cabinet meeting," the Assam Chief Minister added.
The tea plantation workers are an exception under the new Aadhaar card issuance policy.