Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 4 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U T Khader on Wednesday sought an inquiry after a large number of Aadhaar cards were found on the banks of the Nethravathi River here.
The cards were found in Farangipete, a village in Pudu, which is part of Khader's Mangaluru Assembly constituency.
In a letter to the Project Manager of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in Bengaluru, Khader requested immediate intervention and necessary action against those responsible.
In the letter dated March 4, he stated that local residents noticed the Aadhaar cards along the riverbank on March 3.
Following information received from the public, the president of the Pudu Gram Panchayat and villagers collected the scattered Aadhaar cards in the area. They subsequently brought the matter to his attention and the relevant authorities, he said.
Expressing concern over the incident, the Speaker has directed that a thorough investigation be conducted to determine how such a large number of Aadhaar cards ended up on the riverbank and to identify those responsible.
He instructed officials to initiate appropriate legal action through the concerned department at the earliest.
