NDA will make multi-purpose ID cards mandatory for citizens: Advani

New Delhi, March 14 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishan Advani on Saturday said that the National Democratic Alliance would enact multi-purpose national identity cards mandatory for citizens of the country, if voted to power.

Citing security being the main concern behind the need to make national identity cards mandatory, Advani pointed out the increasing infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals into the country, particularly in the northeast, as he unveiled the IT Vision Document of the party for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Advani said that there were an estimated two crore (20 million) Bangladeshi immigrants staying illegally in the country and stressed upon the necessity of having national identity cards for citizens.

National identity card is the key promise of the IT Vision Document, Advani said.

Advani noted that the Supreme Court had admonished the government for not taking enough steps for tackling the issue of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. (ANI)