New Delhi. The Modi government at the center is preparing to link the Aadhaar card and voter card of the people. Work has already started regarding this. But now the politics is also heating up regarding this move of the Centre. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has protested the Centre’s move. Not only this, Owaisi has said that the linking of voter ID card with Aadhaar is against the order of the Supreme Court. Owaisi has linked this step being taken by the government to the safety and privacy of the citizens.
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has opposed the new Election Law (Amendment) Bill 2021 by giving notice in the Lok Sabha in the winter session of Parliament. Actually this bill is to be introduced in the winter session of Parliament on Monday. Earlier, AIMIM chief Owaisi has expressed strong opposition to this.
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Owaisi made these allegations
Muslim leader and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has written a letter to the Secretary of Lok Sabha. In this letter, he has written that the linking of Aadhar card and voter ID card has many disadvantages, in which the security and privacy of citizens are threatened. Owaisi has claimed in the letter that this will give the governments the right to suppress the people, deny them the right to vote and discriminate.
Not only this, Asaduddin Owaisi has also claimed in this letter that this will create obstacles in secret ballot, free and fair elections. That is, through the new bill, Owaisi has raised questions about fairness in the election process as well. Let us tell you that already during the election process, political parties have complained about EVM disturbances many times.
what is the new election law bill
According to the new election law New Election Laws (Amendment), Bill 2021, preparations are being made to link the voter ID card with the Aadhar card. According to the reason given by the government behind this, due to this, frauds like having two voter ID cards will not happen.
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against the Supreme Court
Owaisi has called this bill against the order of the top court. He wrote that this bill violates the Supreme Court’s decision (Puttaswamy vs Union of India). Owaisi wrote in the letter that, doing so is a violation of the fundamental right to privacy as defined by the Supreme Court.
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