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Efforts on to remove Aadhaar hurdle for 27 lakh in Assam: Assam CM

GUWAHATI:

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that efforts were on to enable around 27 lakh people in the State who have been unable to acquire Aadhaar cards since their biometrics were locked during the process of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Replying to a question by Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha in the State Assembly, the Chief Minister hoped “something positive” would emerge from his consultations with the Centre but the government may have to approach the Supreme Court for a solution.

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