AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14479 - 29TH MAY 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

Friday, May 29, 2020

14479 - 29TH MAY 2020 - AADHAAR DAILY UPDATES,

Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 29 May 2020

Nirmala Sitharaman launches free instant PAN card facility through Aadhaar
Livemint
The facility is now available for all those Permanent Account Number (PAN) applicants who possess a valid Aadhaar number and have a mobile ...

PFRDA allows Aadhaar-based offline, paperless KYC process to open NPS account
Economic Times
The Aadhaar-based offline paperless KYC verification eliminates the need to provide physical copy of Aadhaar. How the new process will work. As per ...

Finance Minister launches free instant e-PAN card facility through Aadhaar
All India Radio
This facility is now available for those PAN applicants who possess a valid Aadhaar number and have a mobile number registered with Aadhaar.

Finance Minister launches instant e-PAN facility through Aadhaar
Jagran Josh
The facility will be available for those PAN applicants who have a valid Aadhaar number and also have their mobile number registered with Aadhaar.

FM Sitharaman launches facility of instant PAN through Aadhaar based e-KYC
ANI News
FM Sitharaman launches facility of instant PAN through Aadhaar based e-KYC. ANI | Updated: May 28, 2020 16:42 IST. New Delhi [India], May 28 ...

Now get PAN card allotted online instantly; heres how to apply
Business Today
The PAN applicants with a valid Aadhaar number and a mobile number registered with Aadhaar can avail the facility, Central Board of Direct Taxes ...

TejiMandi Newsletter: DII holdings at a five-year high -- signs of growing equity cult?
Free Press Journal
Enter your Aadhaar number. An OTP is sent to the Aadhaar registered mobile number and must be entered on the site. 3. On completion of this process, ...

Cab, auto drivers struggle with app
The New Indian Express
In many cases, Driver's Licence and Aadhaar are not accepted because of errors. The portal doesn't load on phones or home computers, forcing ...

Lawyers Write To Allahabad HC CJ Seeking Simplification Of E-Filing Procedure
India Legal
Mandatory use of Aadhar card linked with mobile no for deponents/ litigants while filing the affidavits. Mandatory use of the electronic signature of ...

Nirmala Sitharaman launches facility of Instant allotment of PAN
Devdiscourse
The facility of instant PAN through Aadhaar based e-KYC has been launched formally today, however, its 'Beta version' on a trial basis was started on ...

Opinion: Does Aarogya Setu really work?
Livemint
That war was conducted by civil rights activists against the mission creep of Aadhaar and resulted in a landmark Supreme Court verdict curtailing use ...

RDO assures 'lost' hamlets of welfare
Times of India
Sixty residents in the two villages do not have an Aadhaar card, ration card, pension while 18 children are without birth certificates. Tribals in the ...

Few days left for free LPG cylinder under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: All you need to know ...
Newsd.in
Identity Proof with photo (Voter ID/Aadhaar Card); A passport size photograph that was taken recently; Driving License; Any utility bill; Lease Agreement ...

Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Gets Con Call Claiming She 'won A Car', Lodges Police Complaint
Republic World
asking for my #Aadhaar & bank details. they also had a list of items i had bght on ur website so initially i thght it was courier so answrd call.pls take ...

BPL families get a few kilos less
The New Indian Express
Aadhaar cardholders have not got their due of 5 kg either. Kalai, a domestic help, said she got only 3 kg rice, half a kg masoor dal, quarter kg sugar ...

No entry for people with fever at beverage outlets
Mathrubhumi English
Voter's ID, Aadhaar, Driving License and Passport are accepted. 20,000 downloads within 2 minutes. A total of 20,000 people downloaded Bev Q app ...

News at Nine
All India Radio
Finance Minister launches free instant e-PAN card facility through Aadhaar. Women peacekeepers from India and Brazil jointly win United Nations ...

IIT alumni plan to set up world's largest test lab
Mumbai Mirror
... that is contact-free and excludes the role of a technician. Aadhaar cards or passports will be used as identification documents to register for the test.

Groww takes aim at Zerodha, begins testing stock trading platform
Moneycontrol.com
The platform will also use Aadhaar based eKYC for easy sign up of new customers. Zerodha on the other hand also charges Rs 200 for account ...
HIGHLIGHTS At 9PM
Yahoo India News
DEL62 BIZ-PAN-AADHAAR FM launches instant allotment of e-PAN based on Aadhaar New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday ...

Public sensitised on women and children's rights under public awareness programme
NYOOOZ
... tenth mark sheet, Aadhar card, ration card, passport etc, child may face problems. Registration of birth, marriage and death is also required by law.