Narendra Modi govt-Opposition logjam on over Aadhaar-electoral rolls bill
Bill not passed without scrutiny, says Centre amid scathing attacks on its hasty move
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Bill not passed without scrutiny, says Centre amid scathing attacks on its hasty move
Opposing the Elections Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday said that linking Aadhar data with Voter ID goes against citizen's right of privacy enshrined in the constitution as well as undermines democracy.
In a letter, MP Asaduddin Owaisi said that the proposed bill violates the fundamental rights of citizens such as the Right to Privacy.
AIMIM leader and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has opposed the government's proposal to link the Aadhaar number with Voter ID. Owaisi in a notice sent to the Lok Sabha Secretariat said that linking the two documents violates the fundamental right to privacy. He said that the 'House cannot interfere
Four changes in the electoral law, the key one allowing linking of Aadhaar to the voter identity card, was passed in the Lok Sabha amid uproar today. The opposition demanded a review of the bill, arguing against the Aadhaar-voter I-card link.