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The members of the of the Public Accounts Committee have expressed concern over illegal immigrants claiming scarce resources meant for citizens, becoming voters and posing a threat to national security. (Express Archives: Pradip Das)
New DelhiJul 18, 2025 07:54 IST First published on: Jul 18, 2025 at 07:53 IST
Some BJP members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament are learnt to have expressed concern over what they see as instances of non-citizens procuring Aadhaar and using it to access government benefits and obtain voter ID cards. In their view, there is a need to see how such people, who obtained Aadhaar in early years when the system was less stringent, can be filtered out.
The committee headed by Congress leader K C Venugopal, which is discussing the functioning of the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India), also met Thursday.
Parliamentary committee proceedings are privileged and details of exchanges between members during meetings are not made public.
The BJP leaders have raised the issue at a time when the Election Commission is undertaking a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar to ensure that ineligible persons do not get to vote. The 11 eligibility documents that those who did not feature in the 2003 electoral rolls need to furnish do not include Aadhaar, though the Supreme Court has suggested that such documents be considered for the SIR exercise.
Some members, it is learnt, have pointed out instances in Bihar, Jharkhand and Karnataka of non-citizens acquiring Aadhaar and using the document to obtain other documents like voter ID cards and passports.
The members have underlined that State welfare measures are meant for citizens and not foreigners. They flagged that the process of procuring Aadhaar cards was less stringent earlier, and people could enrol on the basis of a self-declaration affidavit.
It is learnt that the members have expressed concern over illegal immigrants claiming scarce resources meant for citizens, becoming voters and posing a threat to national security.
The CAG has flagged 4.5 lakh instances of Aadhaar duplication.
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