Shillong, Oct 31: The Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) will serve legal notice to the Reserve Bank of India for stating that linking Aadhaar with bank accounts is mandatory.
HSPDP president, Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit told reporters here on Tuesday that through its legal cell, the party would serve legal notice to the RBI.
Basaiawmoit urged the people not to rush for Aadhaar enrolment, especially when the hearing on Aadhar is going on in Supreme Court, adding that the Apex court has also stated that Aadhar is not mandatory.
“Any matter which is still in court is sub judice,” he said.
On October 21, the RBI announced that linking Aadhaar number with bank account was mandatory under the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017.
Next month, the Supreme Court is expected to hear a batch of petitions challenging various aspects of Aadhaar.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had passed a slew of orders asking the government and its agencies not to make Aadhaar mandatory for extending benefits of their welfare schemes.
The campaign to opt out of Aadhaar enrolment in Khasi and Jaiñtia regions is on. The campaign is spearheaded by the Meghalaya People’s Committee on Aadhaar. Altogether 226 people from different parts of the Khasi-Jaintia hills region, who have been enrolled under Aadhaar, had signed documents and withdraw themselves from the Aadhar scheme.
