AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14425 - 21st March 2020

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

Saturday, March 21, 2020

14425 - 21st March 2020 - Aadhaar daily Update,

Aadhaar, Daily update ⋅ 21 March 2020

PAN-Aadhaar Linking Deadline On March 31: What Happens Next?
Inc42 Media
Those who will fail to link PAN with Aadhaar will become inoperable. PAN holders can link the document to Aadhaar via SMS and the IT department ...

Aadhaar services stopped, passport appointments cut by half
The Hindu
Most Aadhaar seva kendras in the city have stopped providing services as they have to take biometrics of people for every service. On the other hand, ...

Now get solutions to each query associated to Aadhaar, UIDAI launched free handbook
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
How to get your title corrected on Aadhaar? How to alter your deal with in Aadhaar? Where to go to replace Aadhaar? If all such questions are ...

EPF account holders, pensioners asked to avoid visiting EPFO offices
Livemint
... own Universal Account Number (UAN), activate his/her UAN and seed it with Aadhaar, PAN, bank account and mobile number for KYC purposes.

Paan shops shut in Ahmedabad to contain Covid-19 spread
Outlook India
AMC-run Aadhaar enrollment centres as well as city civic centres will also remain closed during this time," the civic body chief said. At least 559

CII writes to PM seeking fiscal stimulus, tax cuts to combat coronavirus impact on economy
Outlook India
... to be given to the needy citizens through Aadhaar-based Direct Benefit Transfer. An amount of Rs 5,000 for each individual, especially the rural and ...

Centre for Internet & Society appoints Amber Sinha as executive director
MediaNama.com
... has also led the work on privacy in India at CIS over the last two years, and written extensively on the Aadhaar case and the Puttaswamy judgement.

Guntur: Turmeric starts pouring in Duggirala Agriculture Market Yard
The Hans India
... eligible to sell turmeric in the counters, They have to bring their copies of Pattadar passbooks, Aadhaar card copies, certificate issued by the VRO.

Coronavirus: Total cases rise to seven in Gujarat, Ahmedabad civic body orders closure of paan ...
The New Indian Express
AMC-run Aadhaar enrollment centres, as well as city civic centres, will also remain closed during this time," the civic body chief said. At least 559 .

EPFO subscribers alert! PF regulator has this important message for you
Zee Business
... own Universal Account Number (UAN), activate his/her UAN and seed it with Aadhaar, PAN, Bank Account and mobile number (KYC seeding).

Delhi Police detained minors, declared them to be adults and kept them in illegal custody
National Herald
... changed to protect privacy) despite the family producing his Aadhaar number and a bank passbook, both of which record his year of birth as 2006.

A top member of Bangladesh-based JMB arrested with fake documents
New Delhi Times
... been identified as Abdul Malik who also held fake documents, including an Aadhaar card. A senior military intelligence officer who led the operation, ...

Nagaland: News in Brief
Morung Express
Issue of fresh ILP, Aadhaar, ST/IIC/PRC and Character Certificates will remain suspended with immediate effect until further orders. Only exceptional ...

Coronavirus scare: Kamakhya temple authorities shut doors for devotees
indiablooms
On the other hand, the Assam government has closed all Aadhaar Enrolment centres across the state up to Mar 31. (By Hemanta Kumar Nath, ...

Govt looking for volunteers, called them 'corona warriors'
Ibcworldnews
People interested in the position would need to go here and fill up a form with their personal information, including date of birth and Aadhaar number.