Mamata writes to PM Modi over 'deactivation' of Aadhaar cards

A day after she accused the Centre of cancelling the Aadhaar cards of several residents in the state, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, asking why such a move was made, even as Union minister of state for ports Shantanu Thakur said that no cards had been deactivated and that there was only a technical glitch.

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In her letter, Banerjee said her government would issue alternate cards to affected citizens so that they continue to receive government benefits.

On Sunday, the TMC chief had claimed that there was a "conspiracy", and that Aadhaar cards of people in the districts of Birbhum, North and South Parganas, and some parts of North Bengal had been "cancelled." In Monday's letter to the Prime Minister, Banerjee wrote, "I would like to know the causes for the sudden action of deactivation of Aadhaar cards without assigning reasons. Is it just to deprive eligible beneficiaries of benefits or to create panic just before the Lok Sabha elections."