Wednesday 29th Sept 2010
While tribal residents of Nandurbar queue up to get themselves fingerprinted for Unique ID numbers, it won’t be just the biometrics that will dazzle them. Since the launch of the UIDAI’s Aadhar programme will have UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan, among other worthies like Planning Commission chief Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the sky will be dotted with helicopters. Security concerns dictate that the UPA chief, the Prime Minister and the chief minister all travel in separate choppers. Three separate landing strips have already been demarcated for this purpose.