While the decision to keep the Aadhaar card out of the list of recognized identity cards during the voter list amendment (SIR) in Bihar, the decision has created a stir in political circles, while now the important response of UIDAI chief Bhuvanesh Kumar has also come to light.
He has clearly stated that “Aadhaar has never been considered the first identity of a citizen”.
The objective of this initiative of the Election Commission is to investigate and purify more than 8 crore voters of the state. But in this process, invalidating popular documents like Aadhaar and MNREGA cards has become a cause of trouble for many people.
Meanwhile, the statement of Bhuvanesh Kumar, CEO of UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India), has come out, in which he clarified that ‘Aadhaar has never been the first identity of the citizen’. He also said that the Aadhaar aims to digitally simplify the identity of the citizen, but it is not an alternative to traditional documents.
UIDAI’s close watch on fake basis Bhuvanesh Kumar said that UIDAI is constantly working towards curbing the fake Aadhaar card industry. He said: Every new Aadhaar card has a QR code, which the UIDAI’s QR scanner app can read. With this, the veracity of the card can be tested immediately. He also clarified that cards made from photoshop or printed template are not considered real basis, and can be technically identified and dismissed.
New Aadhaar app will come soon The UIDAI chief said that work on a new Aadhaar app is in the final stages. This app will facilitate sharing identification digitally – that too with the acceptance of the base holder. Masked Aadhaar (partial information version) will also be an important feature. This app will relieve citizens from the need to show physical copy repeatedly and also increase security.
Tejashwi Yadav’s attack on Election Commission Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav surrounded the Election Commission on this issue. He questioned that ‘When the voter ID is being linked to Aadhaar, why is Aadhaar not being recognized as an identity?’ He also asked why the SIR process is going on only in Bihar, when it was a nationwide process in 2003.
Tejashwi demanded the postponement of the SIR process till the assembly elections and also said that the Election Commission should communicate with the BLO, who is facing public anger many times in the voter list work.
These documents get approval, but not Aadhaar The 11 documents which have been considered a valid identity card by the Election Commission include: -PSU employees’ identity card -1987 government certificate -birth certificate, passport, caste and residence certificate -NRC and forest rights, land and house allocation documents
PAN card, driving license and Aadhaar cards are out of this list, while they are used as a common document of identity across the country.