Offering a clarification as to why 127 people in Hyderabad were sent notices, the UIDAI authorities said that it had nothing to do with citizenship.
“Aadhaar is not a citizenship document. There are news items in certain section of media regarding UIDAI issuing notices of inquiry to some residents for obtaining Aadhaar on false pretence on the complaints from the State Police which suspect them of being illegal immigrants. UIDAI clarifies that these reports are not presented in correct perspective and Aadhaar has got nothing to do with the citizenship issue as such,” it said in a statement.
#PressRelease 18 Feb 2020 Aadhaar is not a citizenship document 1/n
— Aadhaar (@UIDAI) February 19, 2020
The 127 people were initially asked to appear before the UIDAI deputy director in Hyderabad for a personal hearing on February 20. Additional time has been given to allow them to collect the requisite documents. But UIDAI has postponed the hearing to May 2020 as it might take them some more time to collect their original documents, it said.
“Aadhaar is not a document of citizenship and UIDAI has been mandated under the Aadhaar Act to ascertain residency of a person in India for 182 days prior to applying for Aadhaar. Also, the Supreme Court of India in its landmark decision has directed UIDAI not to issue Aadhaar to illegal immigrants,” the authorities said.
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