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Business News/ Politics / Policy/  Compulsory Aadhaar threat to national security: Subramanian Swamy
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Compulsory Aadhaar threat to national security: Subramanian Swamy

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy opposes a move to make Aadhaar compulsory, saying it would be a threat to national security and be struck down by the Supreme Court

A file photo of BJP MP Subramanian Swamy. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/MintPremium
A file photo of BJP MP Subramanian Swamy. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday opposed a move to make Aadhaar compulsory, saying it would be a threat to national security and be struck down by the Supreme Court.

Swamy said in a tweet he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue.

“I am writing a letter soon to PM detailing how compulsory Aadhaar is a threat to our national security. SC will I am sure strike it down," he tweeted.

His Twitter post came a day after the Supreme Court said its constitution bench would start hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the Centre’s move to make the Aadhaar card — which carries a 12-digit unique identity number — mandatory for those wishing to avail themselves of services and benefits of government welfare schemes from the last week of November.

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Published: 31 Oct 2017, 03:18 PM IST
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