AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14517 - 7th 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

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

14517 - 7th July 2020 - Aadhaar Daily Updates,

Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 7 July 2020

Aadhaar-PAN linking deadline extended: Have you linked your cards yet? How to check status
Livemint
In a relief to citizens, the central government earlier extended the last date for linking Aadhaar card and Permanent Account Number (PAN) card to ...

How to link Aadhaar to Ration Card: A step-by-step guide
India TV
Aadhaar-Ration Card Linking: The central government recently extended the deadline of linking Aadhaar card with a ration card till September 30, 2020.

How to Download Aadhaar Card? Steps, Aadhaar Number, EID and FAQs
The Quint
An Aadhaar card is a necessity to avail government welfare facilities in India. This 12 digit unique number acts as a proof of address identity for an ...

July 6 News Highlights: India's Covid-19 tally crosses 7 lakh-mark; over 1 crore tests conducted
Economic Times
National positivity rate stands at 6.73%: MoHFW; PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline extended till March, 2021; Mandatory e-registration for those ..
J&K plans insurance cover for rural local body members
The Indian Express
“We had received directions from the Civil Secretariat to provide Aadhaar and other details of all the elected rural local body members, including ...

Is privacy a myth in India?
Telangana Today
The Aadhaar Act was, however, held to be constitutional to the extent it allowed for Aadhaar number-based authentication for establishing the identity ...

50 lakh urban and 2 crore rural property owners to get benefit of digital property cards
Hindustan Times
... future will have biometric fingerprints of owners and Aadhaar card details will be seeded with the land records, according to Maharashtra settlement ...

Tea Board to examine closed gardens' takeover
The Statesman
... on 14 January this year, and requested him to set up the Aadhar Registration and Correction Centre for the Darjeeling parliamentary area. Manas R ...

Want to go a doctor in Kejriwal's Delhi? These are the documents you need for identity proof
Free Press Journal
7. Adhar card made prior to 7th June 2020. (To view our epaper please click here. For ...

Andhra Pradesh: People get Covid negative certificates without tests; Chandrababu seeks Central ...
Pune Mirror
"They collected the phone and Aadhaar numbers of my colleagues and asked me to send them for tests the next morning. When my colleagues went, ...

Udyam Registration for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; Direct Link to Register Yourself
Krishi Jagran
Those who are currently taking Entrepreneurs Memorandum (EM2) and Udyog Aadhaar must get a new registration. However, their current ...

ITR Filing Date For Financial Year- 20 Extended To 30th November.
Inventiva
You will be able to get PAN from Aadhaar by 31 March 2021. The last date for the PAN to be linked to Aadhaar was 31 March, but in view of the ...

Oraon: Jharkhand sets 10L target, 9.5L apply for ration cards
Times of India
... government declared them invalid owing to issues of duplicity, lack of Aadhaar card linkages and others. Sources said that the nationwide lockdown ...

Man loses Rs 3.58 lakh in trying to rent space to ATM
Times of India
“The complainant gave them a copy of his mother's Aadhaar card and sent them pictures of the place where he wanted the machine to be installed,” ...

Decoded: The lockdown tweets of top business leaders in India and the world
Livemint
Nilekani is the chairman of the board of Infosys Ltd. and had helped set up the Aadhaar unique identity (UID) project for the Indian government earlier.

40-year-old man found murdered in Sangareddy
Telangana Today
Based on the Aadhar card found in his pocket, police have identified the victim as Uttam Ram Yadiki (40), a resident of Nanded in Maharashtra.