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

Sunday, November 9, 2014

5959 - Andhra to set up petrochemicals corridor, automobile hub - Free Press Jpurnal

Andhra to set up petrochemicals corridor, automobile hub
— By PTI | Nov 06, 2014 06:30 pm


New Delhi:  Exuding confidence on making Andhra Pradesh the most favourable investment destination, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today said the government is “confident” of setting up a petrochemical corridor, electronic hardware manufacturing and automobile hub in the state.

“We will build again. Everything will come as there is lot of opportunity here (in Andhra Pradesh). We will make it  the most favourable investment destination,” Naidu told PTI on the sidelines of the India Economic Summit here.

In June this year, Naidu took oath as the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh after the state was bifurcated to create Telangana.

When asked how he planned to bring investment in the industrial sector in the state post-bifurcation as many IT industries near Hyderabad have gone into Telengana, he said the government is confident of building the state’s industrial fortunes again.

“I’m confident that not only IT, but also electronic hardware manufacturing, automobile, agro-processing, petrochemicals hub and pharma will come. Everything will come,” he added.

Speaking at a session earlier, Naidu — who took back the reins of the Southern state after a gap of 10 years — said that the government will ensure 24/7 power, water and fast clearances.
Besides, the Chief Minister laid out ambitious plans to make the state a favourable investment opportunity.

“Andhra Pradesh has a 1,000 km coastline, no other state has such a large coastline. On the east cost we have 4 ports and we are going to develop another 10 ports. Ultimately we want to make Andhra Pradesh a port hub and a gateway for India,” he added.

On the issue of power, Naidu said the government will provide 24/7 cost effective power to the industries with dedicated feeder line for big industries.

“In the last 5 months I have increased the power efficiency from 65 per cent to 85-90 per cent. We are now looking at providing 24/7 cost effective power,” he said.

Naidu said that if the documents provided by the interested entrepreneur or company are correct and in order, the state government will clear the proposal in 30 days.

On Internet connectivity (referring to the National Optical Fibre Network), he said, connecting panchayats is not a problem, but it is important to connect the households.

We have to ensure every house is connected. We intend to provide 100 mbps of Internet speed connecting every household in the state in the next year,” he added.

Besides, the state government has seeded Aadhaar numbers with the information of beneficiaries of various schemes. so that pilferage of resources can be curtailed.

“By seeding Aadhaar number with the PDS and other scheme beneficiaries we are saving Rs 700 crore,” he added.
The government is also utilising Internet and Big Data to provide pension scheme.

When asked if his party (Telugu Desam Party) is facing problems with the alliance partners, he said: “We are not facing any problems.”

On the impending Cabinet reshuffle, he said: “Let us see how the things are going to happen.”


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