AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14622 - News Dated 7th May 2021,

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 7, 2021

14622 - News Dated 7th May 2021,

Aadhaar
Daily update ⋅ 7 May 2021

Labour Ministry gets mandate to seek Aadhaar from beneficiaries under Social Security Code
Financial Express
“An inter-state migrant worker can register himself on the portal based on submission of Aadhaar alone,” Chandra said. He hopes the creation of the ...

Aadhaar, other details delay receiving of drug, Delhi High Court told
The New Indian Express
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court was on Thursday informed that hospitals were being asked to fill up patient data like Aadhaar in the portal created ...

Labour Ministry Can Now Seek Aadhaar From Beneficiaries under Social Security Code
NewsClick
Aadhaar would not be made mandatory for delivery of services under various social security schemes under the purview of the ministry because the ...

Aadhaar Is Now Mandatory For All Workers To Avail Services Under Social Security Code 2020
Goodreturns
On Wednesday, the Labour Ministry made Aadhaar a mandatory identity proof for both organised and unorganised employees seeking benefits under ...

Delhi Oxygen Crisis: Govt starts arrangement of oxygen cylinders for patients in home isolation ...
Jagran English
... website at http://delhi.gov.in with a valid photo ID, Aadhaar Card details and valid COVID-19 positive report indicating the need for oxygen.

COVID-19 Patients In Home Isolation Can Now Book Oxygen Online: Delhi Government - TheHealthSite

Delhi Government launches portal to enable online booking of oxygen for home isolation
Jagran Josh
All people/ individuals requiring oxygen for home isolation can apply on delhi.gov.in website with a valid photo ID, Aadhar card details, COVID-19 ...

Delhi HC Orders Tihar Jail to Obtain COVID-19 Vaccines for Prisoners Aged 18-44
The Wire
“If an identity card in the form of an Aadhaar card or a PAN card is not available, the prison ID number may be used as the identification number for ...

Treatment delayed as hospitals fill up patient data on medicine portal before drugs released:HC told
Outlook India
New Delhi, May 6 (PTI) The Delhi High Court was on Thursday informed that hospitals were being asked to fill up patient data like Aadhaar in the ...

Place request for vaccines for inmates aged 18-44: HC to Tihar's Central Jail-6 superintendent
Yahoo India News
'If an identity card in the form of an Aadhaar card or a PAN card is not available, the prison ID number may be used as the identification number for ...

COVID vaccine certificate: How to download vaccination certificate online using CoWIN, Aarogya ...
91mobiles
... respectively; Register on the app using personal details like name, address, and Aadhaar number; Scroll down, head over to the Health section, and ...