Aadhaar, voter ID, passport not proof of citizenship: Govt

Parts of the document directly contradict Amit Shah's statement on CAA-NRC

NEW DELHI: Amidst the ongoing protest across the country against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act along with the impending NRC, top government officials clarified that documents like Aadhaar, voter ID card and passport won’t prove citizenship. 

According to the New Indian Express, the official responded in return of a query inquiring about documents required to prove citizenship for NRC. 

The clarification however, was different from the “government document” that emerged on social media that indicates voter IDs be treated as proof of citizenship.

Terming as “pre-mature” to talk about NRC, the official explained saying:

“These (voter ID, Aadhaar and passport) are either travel documents or documents to show residency in India.”

Hours later, the Union Home Ministry put out tweets in a bid to quell and address the doubts related to CAA and NRC.

#Citizenship of India may be proved by giving any document relating to date of birth or place of birth or both. Such a list is likely to include a lot of common documents to ensure that no Indian citizen is unduly harassed or put to inconvenience.#CAA2019

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— Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs) December 20, 2019

Illiterate citizens, who may not have any documents, authorities may allow them to produce witnesses or local proofs supported by members of community. A well laid out procedure will be followed.#CAA2019

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— Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs) December 20, 2019

Parts of the document directly contradict Amit Shah’s statement on CAA-NRC.

On Tuesday, Amit Shah, in a media interview stated that Aadhaar, voter card and other government documents do not prove citizenship. “These do not decide citizenship,” said Shah. “And Aadhaar does not decide citizenship at all.”

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