-Scroll.in A contentious clause in the legislation has made experts apprehensive. Among the changes introduced by the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday, is to allow electoral registration officers to ask new voters for their Aadhaar numbers to establish their identities. Officials could also use the 12-digit unique identification number linked to residents’ biometric details to authenticate the identities of already registered voters. The government has...
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Govt uses majority in Lok Sabha to railroad Aadhaar-voter bill -JP Yadav
-The Telegraph Anticipating an attempt to bring the bill to Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, the Congress has issued a whip to its members to be present in the House all day The government on Monday used its brute majority in the Lok Sabha to railroad a bill that provides for Aadhaar-linking of the Electoral Rolls, allowing just nominal discussion amid a din and attracting Opposition charges of “killing democracy”. Critics of the Election...
More »Bill linking Aadhaar-Voter ID passed in Rajya Sabha, Opposition stages walkout
-The Tribune Opposition parties demand division of votes as they had moved a motion to send the Bill to a select committee, which was rejected by voice vote New Delhi: Parliament on Tuesday passed a Bill to link Electoral Roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem with Rajya Sabha passing it by voice vote amid a walkout by the Opposition. The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which was passed in Lok Sabha on Monday,...
More »Centre wants to keep birth, death database -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu Keen to be parallel repository of data, along with States The Centre has proposed amendments to a 1969 law that will enable it to “maintain the database of registered birth and deaths at the national level”. The database may be used to update the Population Register and the electoral register, and Aadhaar, ration card, passport and driving licence databases, says the proposed amendment to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act...
More »Meet Aman Wadud, a human rights lawyer assisting people to fight citizenship battle in Assam -Mahibul Hoque
-TwoCircles.net While the Constitution of India ensures the fundamental rights and dignity of every individual, in Assam thousands of people are fighting the legal battle for citizenship. To fight these legal cases and to communicate the Constitutional rights, Guwahati based human rights lawyer Aman Wadud has been leading the initiative called Samvidhan Kendra or Constitution Centres in various parts of Assam. A TCN Ground Report features the lawyer and his work. GUWAHATI...
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