AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 2056 - Aadhar will solve Bundelkhand’s funding problems: Rahul

In 2009, I became extremely concerned with the concept of Unique Identity for various reasons. Connected with many like minded highly educated people who were all concerned.

On 18th May 2010, I started this Blog to capture anything and everything I came across on the topic. This blog with its million hits is a testament to my concerns about loss of privacy and fear of the ID being misused and possible Criminal activities it could lead to.

In 2017 the Supreme Court of India gave its verdict after one of the longest hearings on any issue. I did my bit and appealed to the Supreme Court Judges too through an On Line Petition.

In 2019 the Aadhaar Legislation has been revised and passed by the two houses of the Parliament of India making it Legal. I am no Legal Eagle so my Opinion carries no weight except with people opposed to the very concept.

In 2019, this Blog now just captures on a Daily Basis list of Articles Published on anything to do with Aadhaar as obtained from Daily Google Searches and nothing more. Cannot burn the midnight candle any longer.

"In Matters of Conscience, the Law of Majority has no place"- Mahatma Gandhi

Ram Krishnaswamy

Sydney, Australia.

Aadhaar

The UIDAI has taken two successive governments in India and the entire world for a ride. It identifies nothing. It is not unique. The entire UID data has never been verified and audited. The UID cannot be used for governance, financial databases or anything. It’s use is the biggest threat to national security since independence. – Anupam Saraph 2018

When I opposed Aadhaar in 2010 , I was called a BJP stooge. In 2016 I am still opposing Aadhaar for the same reasons and I am told I am a Congress die hard. No one wants to see why I oppose Aadhaar as it is too difficult. Plus Aadhaar is FREE so why not get one ? Ram Krishnaswamy

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.-Mahatma Gandhi

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.Mahatma Gandhi

“The invasion of privacy is of no consequence because privacy is not a fundamental right and has no meaning under Article 21. The right to privacy is not a guaranteed under the constitution, because privacy is not a fundamental right.” Article 21 of the Indian constitution refers to the right to life and liberty -Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi

“There is merit in the complaints. You are unwittingly allowing snooping, harassment and commercial exploitation. The information about an individual obtained by the UIDAI while issuing an Aadhaar card shall not be used for any other purpose, save as above, except as may be directed by a court for the purpose of criminal investigation.”-A three judge bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar said in an interim order.

Legal scholar Usha Ramanathan describes UID as an inverse of sunshine laws like the Right to Information. While the RTI makes the state transparent to the citizen, the UID does the inverse: it makes the citizen transparent to the state, she says.

Good idea gone bad
I have written earlier that UID/Aadhaar was a poorly designed, unreliable and expensive solution to the really good idea of providing national identification for over a billion Indians. My petition contends that UID in its current form violates the right to privacy of a citizen, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. This is because sensitive biometric and demographic information of citizens are with enrolment agencies, registrars and sub-registrars who have no legal liability for any misuse of this data. This petition has opened up the larger discussion on privacy rights for Indians. The current Article 21 interpretation by the Supreme Court was done decades ago, before the advent of internet and today’s technology and all the new privacy challenges that have arisen as a consequence.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP Rajya Sabha

“What is Aadhaar? There is enormous confusion. That Aadhaar will identify people who are entitled for subsidy. No. Aadhaar doesn’t determine who is eligible and who isn’t,” Jairam Ramesh

But Aadhaar has been mythologised during the previous government by its creators into some technology super force that will transform governance in a miraculous manner. I even read an article recently that compared Aadhaar to some revolution and quoted a 1930s historian, Will Durant.Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Rajya Sabha MP

“I know you will say that it is not mandatory. But, it is compulsorily mandatorily voluntary,” Jairam Ramesh, Rajya Saba April 2017.

August 24, 2017: The nine-judge Constitution Bench rules that right to privacy is “intrinsic to life and liberty”and is inherently protected under the various fundamental freedoms enshrined under Part III of the Indian Constitution

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the World; indeed it's the only thing that ever has"

“Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” -Edward Snowden

In the Supreme Court, Meenakshi Arora, one of the senior counsel in the case, compared it to living under a general, perpetual, nation-wide criminal warrant.

Had never thought of it that way, but living in the Aadhaar universe is like living in a prison. All of us are treated like criminals with barely any rights or recourse and gatekeepers have absolute power on you and your life.

Announcing the launch of the # BreakAadhaarChainscampaign, culminating with events in multiple cities on 12th Jan. This is the last opportunity to make your voice heard before the Supreme Court hearings start on 17th Jan 2018. In collaboration with @no2uidand@rozi_roti.

UIDAI's security seems to be founded on four time tested pillars of security idiocy

1) Denial

2) Issue fiats and point finger

3) Shoot messenger

4) Bury head in sand.

God Save India

Friday, December 9, 2011

2056 - Aadhar will solve Bundelkhand’s funding problems: Rahul - Express India

Express News Service

Posted: Dec 09, 2011 at 0121 hrs IST

New Delhi Even as the Nandan Nilekani-led UIDAI grapples with the inter-ministerial tussle over its ambitious unique identity project, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today pinned his hopes on Aadhar (unique identity number) to resolve the delivery challenges highlighted by his father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

At a gathering of people from Bundelkhand here today, Rahul said his father had voiced concern regarding only 15 paise reaching the intended beneficiaries from Rs one doled out from the Centre. He told the gathering, many of whom recounted tales of funds under the Bundelkhand package not reaching them, that UIDAI will resolve this as it would facilitate funds to reach directly to them.

"Growth is generating resources. The challenge is how to deliver it to you. My father Rajiv Gandhiji had once remarked that barely 15 paise reach you from Rs one sent from Delhi. The one thing that needs urgent change is this (delivery mechanism). How to ensure that you get the entire Rs one earmarked to you," Rahul told the gathering after listening to aggrieved persons who told him about the alleged fraud in disbursement of funds under the Bundelkhand package and other scheme like NREGS.

In this context, Rahul asked whether they had heard about UID or Aadhar and went on to highlight how the government was rolling out Aadhar to resolve this concern of ordinary dole seekers.

"Have you all heard about UID?" Rahul asked the gathering, which feebly responded about Aadhar but could not connect with UID. With Aadhar evoking some response from the gathering, Rahul sought to explain them how it will subsume multiplicity of identity cards -- BPL card, ration card, job cards among others -- into a single card that will facilitate direct dole transfer to them.

With Minister of State for Rural Development Pradeep Jain highlighting the alleged apathy of state governments of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in the region, Rahul assured the people that he would continue to push for the welfare of the people from the region.

19 meetings lined up for Rahul

Lucknow: Rahul Gandhi will address as many as 19 public meetings during his five-day mass contact programme of western and central UP, beginning on December 13, according to the details released by his office.

Three of these public meetings will be held in reserved assembly, namely Bisauli in Badaun, Kayamganj in Farrukhabad and Kannauj in Kannauj district.

The Congress general secretary will start his campaign from Barbala constituency in the newly formed Bhim Nagar district and conclude with a rally in Akbarpur Kanpur Dehat on December 17.

He will make night stays in Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Farrukhabad and Kannuj and would also touch one assembly constituency in Auraiya district.

Unlike last time, there will be no district workers’ meetings in this tour. The Congress leader will address a maximum of six meetings in Badaun districts at Sahaswan, Bilsi, Bisauli, Badaun, Khadar Chowk and Dataganj.