Bags filled with Aadhaar cards found at TMC office in Kolkata

In West Bengal, Police on Sunday recovered several Aadhaar cards from a local office of the All India Trinamool Congress in Ward No. 36 of the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation in Kolkata and seized the documents for investigation. Residents of the area claimed that the Aadhaar cards recovered from the TMC office belonged to local people. According to locals, many residents had used the party office as a contact point while applying for their Aadhaar cards. The Aadhaar cards were found during a search at the party office in Basanti Devi colony.

Salt Lake, Kolkata: Over 100 Aadhaar cards and documents linked to alleged illegal government land deals were recovered from a Trinamool office in Bidhannagar pic.twitter.com/AyiFgzVgXx

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According to reports, the cards were found neatly arranged in a box in the party office, which had reportedly been closed since May 4. The discovery was made after the office was opened on Sunday morning. Local residents, who gathered at the spot after the discovery, alleged that the Aadhaar cards had been forcibly confiscated or withheld by TMC workers and not delivered to them despite being ready for door-to-door distribution by postal authorities for the past two years. Some locals claimed the cards were being held to prevent people from voting or to facilitate voting by illegal voters during elections. Some residents alleged that cards were often forcefully taken from postmen of the postal department and kept in the party office, adding that complaints to the police didn’t result in any action earlier.
 In addition to the Aadhaar cards, documents related to the alleged illegal sale or grabbing of government land were also reportedly recovered from the premises. According to reports, in total, over 60 Aadhaar cards were recovered from the TMC office, all of them were found to be in brand new condition, not used. Many people were forced to get copies of their cards printed.