Thread by @no2uid

The #AadhaarAmendmentsBill is a further assault upon Constitutional values and the Supreme Court's judgment. Our statement, in screenshots. 1/n

We reiterate our concerns on the rampant expansion and function creep of Aadhaar. We reiterate our demands made to MPs.

1. Oppose the introduction of The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in Lok Sabha by Members of Parliament across political parties.

2. Undertake a thorough and transparent public consultation on the Bill and the amendments and introduce any Aadhaar-related legislation in Parliament only after such a consultation in accordance with the pre-legislative policy 3/n

2 (cont.) in the interim, let The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 lapse.

3. If the Bill is still introduced, then it should be sent immediately to the appropriate Parliamentary Standing Committee for legislative scrutiny and review. 4/n

4. Stop constitutional fraud undermining the Rajya Sabha of allowing this overbroad Amendment Bill to be certified as a Money Bill.

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5. Introduce a strong, people-centric Personal Data Protection Bill, after adequate public consultation instead as the top priority of the Union Government. Thus far, a Privacy and Data Protection Bill has not even been presented in Parliament...

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5. (cont.) whereas the Supreme Court had accepted assurances from the government that the concerns raised in the Aadhaar matters vis-a-vis data security and informational privacy would be adequately addressed by a soon-to-be-passed data protection law.

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We expect our elected representatives to ensure that legislation on Aadhaar is carried out in strict accordance with the Supreme Court’s judgment on Aadhaar and that our representatives strongly oppose the #AadhaarAmendmentsBill. 8/8