TMC opposes EPIC-Aadhaar linking efforts, cites duplicacy, poor biometrics concerns

The Trinamool Congress has objected to the Election Commission’s efforts to link EPICs to the Aadhaar database, citing a 2022 CAG audit that highlighted duplicate Aadhaar and poor biometrics.

Trinamool MPs marched from Parliament to Nirvachan Sadan with placards of duplicate Elector’s Photo Identity Cards (EPICs) — an anomaly raised by Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in February. The EC had admitted the error and promised to rectify it in three months.