Express News Service : Kolkata, Sat Nov 09 2013, 05:21 hrs
Pradesh Congress (PCC) chief Pradip Bhattacharya Friday slammed the state government for failing to implement the Aadhaar card project and alleged that TMC-led government is shielding the interests of middlemen.
"If the CM cannot explain the failure of the state government in implementing the Aadhaar project, she must apologise. But she is not doing that. Instead, she is misleading the people about the project," Bhattacharya said.
On the alleged role of middlemen, PCC chief said, "The government is trying to stall the implementation of Aadhaar project as it wants to protect the interests of middlemen, most of whom are members of the ruling party." A few days back, Banerjee had criticised the Centre for stating that people will have to buy cylinders at the market price if they do not have Aadhaar cards.
"Even before the Aadhaar card project was initiated in the state, an empowered committee headed by the Chief Minister and an Implementation Committee headed by the Chief Secretary were formed to oversee the project", PCC chief added.