AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14516 - 5th July 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

Monday, July 6, 2020

14516 - 5th July 2020 - Aadhaar Daily Updates,

Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 5 July 2020

Delhi HC Suggests DBOCW Board To Suspend The Compulsory Requirement Of Aadhaar For ...
India Legal
... Workers (DBOCW) Welfare Board to suspend the collection of information about the family members with their Aadhaar Cards details at a time when ...

No social distancing at Aadhar centre in containment zone
Times of India
People who want to get a new Aadhaar card or make corrections in the existing ones are approaching the centre violating protocols in the containment ...

Trinity served 'Adhar Pana' by servitors during Rath Yatra in Odisha's Puri
The New Indian Express
PURI: The Trinity was offered 'Adhar Pana', a drink dedicated for 'Parswa Debatas' (guarding deities around the chariots) and salvation of ghostly ...

Here's how you can rest ITR e-filing portal password
ET Now
In case you have forgotten your income tax return e-filing portal password, you can easily reset it using either Aadhaar OTP, net banking login, DSC, ...

Equitas Small Finance Bank launches video KYC account
Livemint
Customer's Aadhaar details are confirmed during the Video call with previously submitted documents. · Wet signature is collected from the user by ...

Lords dedicated Adhar Pana, a rich drink for salvation of ghost bodies
United News of India
Puri, Jul 3 (UNI) Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were offered "Adhar Pana", a rich drink on their chariots which the lords dedicated ...

Body of Vijayawada man who went 'missing' in COVID hospital was in mortuary for a week
The New Indian Express
When Dhanalakshmi returned with the Aadhaar card on June 25, the doctors initially claimed there was no person admitted there named Vasanta Rao.

Good News! Now More Farmers Will Be Able to Take Benefit of PM Kisan Yojana; Know How?
Krishi Jagran
Aadhaar Card Mandatory: To take advantage of this scheme, the government was asking for Aadhaar card since the beginning. But was later ...

Last date for filing Income Tax Returns extended till November 30
Business Standard
The date for linking PAN with Aadhaar has also been extended further till March 31, 2021. Understanding & keeping in mind the times that we are in, we ...

Man accused in trafficking racket denied interim bail
Free Press Journal
... had planned to take him to Mexico using forged and duplicate Aadhaar card and passport, prepared by the applicant in his Aadhaar Card Kendra.

Holy Trinity to relish 'Adhara Pana' today
Pragativadi
Puri: After the Pilgrim City, Puri, witnessed Suna Besha last night, Adhara Pana ritual will be held on the Holy Trinity's chariots today. The 'pana' is a ...

Rythu Bandhu aid disbursed to 56.94 lakh farmers
Telangana Today
... 3,400 farmers were requested to rectify errors in their names mentioned in bank pass books, pattadar pass books and Aadhaar cards among others.

India connected: Nandan Nilekani is right; the next phase of digital India needs to be AI-powered
Financial Express
Now, Nandan Nilekani, the architect of Aadhaar, believes it is time to shift focus. Speaking at an event, on the fifth anniversary of digital India initiative, ...

EPFO account: Know how to transfer EPF online
ET Now
Individual should also ensure that bank account number, IFSC and Aadhaar details are correct on the Member e-SEWA portal. Ensure that the bank ...

Body of missing patient found, hosp staff entered wrong name
Times of India
Later, staff asked the patient's wife to bring his Aadhaar card the next day to complete the registration,” a senior police official said. On June 25, when ...

DIC Udhampur conducts interactive session under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan
State Times
General Manager informed the participants that now Udyog Aadhar Memorandum terminology has been changed to Udhyam Aadhar (UA) and its ...

Vijayawada: Body of missing senior citizen found in mortuary of Covid hospital
The Hans India
She was told to go home and bring Aadhaar card next day. When on June 25, she went to the hospital, nobody answered to her query about her ...

PSA against black marketeers, hoarders, warns J&K Govt
The Kashmir Monitor
On the occasion, the Advisor was informed that the process to update Aadhaar linking and social audit is in full swing. The Advisor also enquired ...
Ex-customs official, nabbed after absconding for 20 years, convicted in graft case; fined Rs. 9L
Free Press Journal
He had made identity documents such as PAN card, Aadhar card and driving licence with the new identity. To avoid detection, his children too had ...

DC Kupwara inspects ongoing dev works in Keran
Rising Kashmir Daily English Newspaper
... forth by PRIs that include the restoration of power supply, maintenance and macadamization of inner roads, Aadhaar enrollment, the supply of Aatta, ...

Filing of ITR for FY 2019-20 extended till Nov 30
Web India 123
... income-tax returns (ITR) for 2018-19 fiscal till July 31, 2020. The date for linking Aadhaar with PAN has also been extended to March 31, 2021. (ANI) ...