New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The Election Commission of India on Monday assured a delegation of Trinamool Congress that voters will not be stopped from practising their franchise if the don't have an Aadhaar card.
The voters will be able to cast their ballot showing their voter id card or any of the other specified identity documents, it said.
The assurance was given by the Election Commission after the TMC leaders raised concerns about several Aadhaar cards being deactivated in West Bengal.
A TMC delegation comprising Rajya Sabha leader Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Dola Sen and Saket Gokhale, and Lok Sabha MPs Pratima Mondal and Sajda Ahmed, met the Chief Election Commissioner and raised the issue of alleged Aadhaar deactivations.
Briefing reporters ...