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"Aadhaar is the biggest fraud in the country."

- Ananth Kumar, BJP MP for Bangalore South
"I have always been saying Aadhaar is niraadhaar."

- Ananth Kumar, BJP MP for Bangalore South
"We will scrap it [Aadhaar]. Lock, stock and barrel, it will be thrown into the dustbin."

- Ananth Kumar, BJP MP for Bangalore South
"I have always opposed Aadhaar project tooth and nail in the Parliament."

- Ananth Kumar, current Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Link to source (quote 1): timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Aadhaar-a…
Link to source (quotes 2-4): business-standard.com/article/electi…
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Journalists: here is the complete breakdown of Arun Jaitley's Rs. 90,000 crore "Aadhaar savings" lie.

Please test *any* element of it against reality.
Here is the original takedown of the World Bank's "Aadhaar savings" lie (as used by the govt in the Supreme Court).

Here is the detailed explanation of the World Bank's efforts to cover up their initial error once they were publicly challenged.

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Since the #Ujjwala LPG connection scheme was (paid) trending last week, it may be useful to discuss its relationship to the ongoing Aadhaar data catastrophe, and specifically to the furore surrounding R.S. Sharma's latest contribution on the issue. (1/7)
Here is R.S. Sharma's response to the controversy. (2/7)
Others have already unpacked the various lies and misrepresentations in it, but there's one statement of specific relevance to Ujjwala:

"People are also providing a copy of their Aadhaar cards to various service providers, though this is neither required nor desirable."

(3/7)
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Of Aadhaar and "vested interests": A short thread
19feb16: "Microsoft is working with the Indian government to link Skype with the Aadhaar database".

indianexpress.com/article/techno…
31may16: "Microsoft’s plan to link...Skype with the Aadhaar database for making authenticated calls with government institutions and others is expected to move further with Minister...Ravi Shankar Prasad indicating his consent to the plan".

indianexpress.com/article/techno…
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#Aadhaar hearing. Rejoinder to continue. Gopal Subramanium Sr. Advocate is ready and waiting for the Bench to assemble. Will try and capture as much as possible in tweets, but is tough to keep pace when he is in his zone and in full flow :)
GS: On all notifications on Section 7. Each of the notifications are in furtherance of the dignity of the individual. If that is so, there is no question of imposing conditions when dignity is an inherent and inalienable right.
Sikri J asks about deduplication and therefore reaching the correct targeted beneficiary.

GS: If it is indeed such a affirmative action law, it needs to stand constitutional scrutiny. Stated purpose of the law is not necessarily the proper purpose of the law for constitutional..
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#Aadhaar hearing thread. Rejoinder to resume. Before that the Court is pronouncing a fab judgment.

On whether parliamentary committee reports can be taken judicial notice of as evidence of facts. SC answers in the affirmative.

DYC J reading his concurring judgment....
.....and part of His judgment is the assertion that the constitutionalism in India now is about moving from a culture of authority to a culture of justification. (Recall this exchange also came in the course of Aadhaar hearings when Sr. Gopal Subramanium pointed this out)
Rejoinder hearing resumes. Sr. Counsel Shyam Divan continues his submissions.

Refreshes the Court's memory on Prof. Manindra Agrawal's report and the conclusions he drew from that for the Court.
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#Aadhaar (day 37) hearing will begin shortly. Senior advocate, Shyam Divan will resume his submissions.
SD is reading out UIDAI'S answers to the questions posed by the petitioners.
SD says that banks and telecoms we're linking Individuals Aadhaar with their bank accounts and mobile numbers without their permission. It's called inorganic seeding.
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#Aadhaar (day 36) hearing will begin shortly. State will conclude it's arguments today.
Attorney General K.K Venugopal commences his submissions. Repeats that Article 110(1)(g) is a standalone provision. There can be a bill that does not relate to 110(1)(a)-(g) but is still covered independently under 110(1)(g)
AG: Therefore the Aadhaar bill did not have to to be passed by the Rajya Sabha. RS could only make recommendations.
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#Aadhaar hearing continues. Attorney General KK Venugopal commences his arguments for the Union Govt.

He announces the batting line up ...says he will be followed by Rakesh Dwivedi (UIDAI), Jayant Bhushan (RBI) Sr advs and Gopal sankaranarayan appearing for intervenors.
Even as he laments that petitioners have taken almost 19 days, promises to keep the Union arguments as brief as possible.
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#Aadhaar final hearing- Day 16: Hearing to resume shortly. Mr. Chidambaram will continue with his arguments on Money Bill.
Meanwhile, hearing updates for previous days can be read here:

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PC: Continues with his third proposition- speakers decision not final- subject to judicial review.
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