Guwahati, Aug. 26 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Monday that individuals above 18 years of age will be barred from obtaining new Aadhaar cards, targeting identity forgery by infiltrators, particularly from Bangladesh.

The policy, effective from October, aims to secure Assam's borders amid concerns over demographic shifts and security threats.

"Illegal infiltrators cannot hide behind the excuse of having an Aadhaar card now. We have effectively barred any individual above 18 years from acquiring new Aadhaar cards, which they exploited to forge identities and create disturbances in the country. INDIA FIRST, ASSAM FIRST," the Assam Chief Minister stated on X on Monday.

The decision follows Assam's scrutiny of Aad...