Two more poor people who were unable to get their ration cards linked to Aadhaar have died due to starvation in Jharkhand. With this, the total tally of deaths due to starvation in the state has gone up to 17 since 2017, food rights activists say. The latest victim – 45-year old Kaleshwar Soren – died of hunger and destitution in Mahuatanr village on November 11. A fact-finding team from the Right to Food Campaign, Jharkhand discovered that Kaleshwar’s ration card was cancelled as it was not linked with Aadhaar.
— source thewire.in | 19/Nov/2018