How many Muslims, Dalits? UIDAI has not followed rules-Owaisi
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday slammed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for issuing notices to some people living here on Aadhaar card issue and alleged the agency did not follow rules.
The UIDAI on Tuesday said its Hyderabad office sent notices to 127 people for allegedly obtaining Aadhaar numbers on "false pretences" but asserted these had nothing to do with citizenship.
Owaisi alleged that the UIDAI did not follow due procedure and abused its powers, which he said resulted in panic among people.
"First, UIDAI has no power to verify citizenship. It has few powers to look into some cases of Aadhaar being granted incorrectly (rules 27 & 28)," Owaisi tweeted.
The Hyderabad MP requested the Telangana Police and UIDAI authorities to reveal the number of Muslims and Dalits in the list of 127 people who were issued notices.
"UIDAI did not follow due procedure & abused its powers.
The result was (understandable) panic among people," he ..