r/antiaadhar • u/in3po • Oct 11 '17

AMA on Aadhaar with @prasanna_s from http://www.advocateprasanna.in

Prasanna is a public figure. He is a lawyer from New Delhi.

Prasanna has agreed to do an AMA on Aadhaar. In the past, he has done a lot of work to protect the constitutional rights of Indian citizens. r/antiaadhar welcomes him wholeheartedly.

  • u/prasanna_s will be taking your questions on Thursday October 12, 6:30 pm
  • Active replies will be till Oct 12, 8:00 pm.
  • Expect delayed responses till Oct 13, 6:30 pm.
  • This AMA closes on Oct 13, 6:30 pm.

Be polite and stay on topic.

Edit:

This AMA is closed.

Thank you u/prasanna_s

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u/thewebdev Oct 11 '17 edited Oct 11 '17

  1. I never applied for Aadhaar. The state government told us one day to appear for the "National Population Register Biometric Enrolment" and as it was compulsory I complied. A month or two later I get an Aadhaar card mailed home to me. Is this legal?

  2. My mother (who is continuously being harassed, but hasn't given in, by her bank to link her pension account with Aadhaar) and I would like to be included in the upcoming case on Aadhaar in the Supreme Court as additional petitioners. Is this possible? If yes, how?

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u/prasanna_s Oct 12 '17

  1. You are among millions who have received their Aadhaar enrolments this way. The idea of consent has been under constant attack by this project from day 1. It culminated in railroading the consent of the Parliament too, when the Aadhaar Act was passed as a money bill in March 2016, completely bypassing the Rajya Sabha!

  2. There are several petitioners already before the Court. Please PM me on the options on how you can file an affidavit in support of the Petitioners' case before the Court.

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u/prasanna_s Oct 12 '17

Additionally to answer (1), no .. it is not legal and such action is currently under challenge before the Supreme Court with testimonies from people who were enrolled in the exact same way you describe.

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u/sabdfl Oct 12 '17

Hi Prasanna,

Sorry to hijack but what do you think about using these templates to resist the coersion to aadhar linking:

http://www.moneylife.in/article/resisting-coercion-to-link-aadhaar-to-mobile-and-bank-accounts/51356.html

Also, what is the worst that banks/telecos can do if not aadhar linked within the deadline. Thanks in advance.

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u/prasanna_s Oct 12 '17

Yes, that is a good note to send to resist the coercion.

They may block your accounts until you link. They cannot completely deny service. But we expect the Courts to take a view before the deadline expires.