AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 4685 - 26th September - Media on Overdrive on Aadhaar

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

Monday, September 30, 2013

4685 - 26th September - Media on Overdrive on Aadhaar

Aadhaar's purpose in doubt as SC says it's not mandatory

Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday dealt a crippling blow to UPA's showpiece Aadhaar scheme by ruling that it can only be issued to those with ...

How important is Aadhaar?

Business Standard

Three years back, when the first Aadhar card was issued in Maharashtra it was assumed that there will be one identity card finally that will allow people to get all ...

Business Standard

Aadhaar beneficiaries

Hindu Business Line

The Supreme Court order de-linking the possession of Aadhaar card from subsidies and social benefits is a welcome relief for all those who questioned the ...

Hindu Business Line

Aadhaar ruling

Hindu Business Line

The Supreme Court ruling on Aadhaar is a big blow to the Government. The money used for the project could have been used to provide drinking water in ...

Aadhaar stalled

The Hindu

The interim order of the Supreme Court that essential services and benefits to the public should not be denied on the basis of non-enrolment in the Aadhaar ...

Govt may move apex court for Aadhaar relief

Times of India

NEW DELHI: The government is exploring the option of approaching the Supreme Court for relief to allow Aadhaar-linked entitlements under UPA's welfare ...

Times of India

Check Aadhaar-LPG Linkage Status Online at LPG Company ...

AEG India

Aadhaar-LPG linking is important to get subsidy on domestic LPG cylinders. The subsidy amount on LPG cylinder will be deposited in the bank account directly.

AEG India

Will await Centre's advice on Aadhaar-linked schemes: Sheila Dikshit

Economic Times

NEW DELHI: With Supreme Court ruling that social benefits cannot be denied to those without Aadhaar cards, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said her ...

Uncertainty in Maharashtra after court order on Aadhaar

The Hindu

For a State that prides itself on its Aadhaar enrolments, Maharashtra's plans to make the number mandatory for LPG subsidies by March 2014, could be derailed ...

Aadhaar scheme gone wrong

Kashmir Times

Supreme Court has dealt a crippling blow to the Aadhaar scheme by ruling that it can only be issued to those with proven Indian nationality. Further, it cannot be ...

APGVB speeding up linkage of Aadhaar numbers

The Hindu

The Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank has seeded Aadhaar numbers to 64,855 savings bank accounts. Bank chairman K. Lakshman Rao said in the ...

Govt to seek review of Supreme Court's order on Aadhaar

MENAFN.COM

NEW DELHI, Sep 25, 2013 (Menafn - Mint - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --In an attempt to resuscitate the Congress-led United ...

No Aadhaar in Aadhaar cards

Free Press Journal

The Supreme Court order on Monday ruling out the Aadhaar card as mandatory for availing various government services has not come a day too soon. For, the ...

Now, Aadhaar faces identity crisis

Deccan Herald

Now, Aadhaar faces identity crisis. P M Raghunandan, Bangalore, Sept 25, 2013, DHNS: Post-SC direction, State may defer plans to hasten enrolment.

And in the interim

Hindu Business Line

The Apex Court's order on Aadhaar is a result of the Government's confused approach ... The interim order of the Supreme Court on Aadhaar has two separate ...

Data mining: New power tool

Free Press Journal

Stand by for yet another twist in the tale of Aadhaar – that special number supposed to give every Indian citizen a unique identity. And this time, it is a welcome ...

Aadhar order: Govt to approach SC for 'correction'

The Week

A day after Supreme Court observed that Aadhaar card was not mandatory for availing of government services, the government plans to approach the court for a ...

Aadhaar: SC order brings relief for some - The Hindu Apex court makes it clear that it's not mandatory to link Aadhaarcard to government schemes. www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp.../article5169587.ece
Is Aadhaar necessary or not? - Rediff.com Business The basic aim of Aadhaar is to make benefits directly available to people by eliminating intermediaries and fraud (for example, duplicate and fake ration cards), ... www.rediff.com/money/special/special-is.../20130925.htm
?Senior citizens vexed over Aadhaar process - Times Of India CHENNAI: Complaints have been pouring in from senior citizens about difficulties they face in getting an Aadhaar number. At the Damodarapuram corporation ... articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/.../42359283_1_aadhaar-c...
Minus linkages with #Aadhaar, DBT programme can perhaps get a ... Minus linkages with #Aadhaar, DBT programme can perhaps get a boost http://t.co/tWSoy5oUXu I via @ETPolitics by EconomicTimes 382751412939423744. inagist.com/all/382751412939423744/
How important is Aadhaar? - The Smart Investor Many may already have an Aadhaar card. A good percentage of those who don't have one may be planning to get one made. smartinvestor.business-standard.com/.../Marketnews-200946-...
Aadhaar is worst misadventure of our country Afternoon DC brings the Latest & Daily News on Mumbai and in India, City news, Sports, Business, Editorial, Techno Stuff, Journey, Notes from New Delhi, ... www.afternoondc.in/letters/aadhaar-is-worst.../article_92206
APGVB speeding up linkage of Aadhaar numbers Updated: September 25, 2013 15:02 IST The Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank has seeded Aadhaar numbers to 64,855 savings bank accounts. dailyme.com/.../apgvb-speeding-up-linkage-of-aadhaar-numb...