Withdraw Aadhar scheme: Achuthanandan

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Opposition leader V S Achuthanandan has demanded that the Aadhar scheme for Unique Identification card should be abandoned in view of the fact that even the Union Home Ministry has come to the conclusion that the exercise will  ultimately affect national security. Achuthanandan pointed out that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram had observed that an Aadhar card could be forged by anyone without any checks or scrutiny.The Union Minister had even written to the Planning Board vice-chairman in this regard and the Population Registrar-General has also expressed doubts whether the card could be used for the population register. The fears expressed on the security aspects of the card as well as citizen’s rights have been vindicated,  the Opposition leader said. Achuthanandan alleged that it is commercial interests which guided the piloting of a scheme which has flopped globally.