One of the early, stern and incessant opposers of
the Aadhaar project is Praveen
Dalal who was the first one to demand for scrapping
of Aadhaar project. Dalal claimed that the UIDAI must not
use public funds till provisions regarding the same are incorporated
in the law to be formulated by Parliament of India. He also
maintained that Aadhaar project must be scrapped till a
constitutional law supporting the project is in place as it is a
fraud
against the constitution.
Surprisingly our political parties did not find it
offensive and they kept mum on this issue. This helped the Congress
government to continue with the illegal and unconstitutional Aadhar
project.
According to Dalal, “The Aadhaar Project is the
most “Obnoxious”
and “Evil”
Project that Indian Government has been pursuing till now. In my
personal opinion, the very foundation of Aadhaar Project is based
upon “Lies
and Deception” and this Project should have been
“Scrapped” long before. However, the previous Government not only
deliberately kept this “Illegal and Unconstitutional Project”
alive but also wasted crore of “Hard Earned Public Money” on a
Project that is clearly Illegal and Unconstitutional. Narendra Modi
“Must
Scrap Aadhaar Project” as well along with the Cabinet
Committee on UIDAI, recommends Dalal.
Fortunately, the Constitutional
Validity of Aadhaar Project has been questioned in the
High Courts and Supreme Court of India. The Supreme Court has even
held that Aadhaar Card/Number cannot
be made mandatory for availing public services in India.
The Supreme Court has also prohibited UIDAI from sharing
biometric data with Indian Government Agencies without
data owner’s consent. Even a Parliamentary Committed rejected the
proposed National
Identification Authority of India Bill 2010 finding it
“Inadequate and Unsuitable”, informs Dalal.
It is high time for Modi government to scrap Aadhaar
project as much public resources and money have already been wasted
upon this useless project.
