It has been said in the petition that linking of voter card with Aadhaar card is a violation of the fundamental right to privacy of citizens and it is unconstitutional and contrary to the constitution. There is also an argument of the Congress that Aadhaar is not a proof of citizenship but a proof of being a resident, whereas the voter ID card gives the right to citizenship.

In the case of Aadhaar-Voter ID linking, the Supreme Court has refused to hear the petition of Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala and asked him to approach the Delhi High Court. The Supreme Court said that the High Court is already hearing such petitions. If multiple petitions are filed in different places regarding this, then the Center can file a transfer petition. The Supreme Court said that there is a legal remedy to go to the Delhi High Court in this matter as well. First the petitioner should approach the High Court. The court has allowed Surejwala to go to the Delhi High Court. A bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna heard this petition. Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala has challenged the law.

Let us inform that Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala had filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Election Act Amendment Act to link the voter card with the Aadhar card. Surjewala has demanded the cancellation of the amendment of the law. In the petition filed in the court, Surjewala has termed the law to link Aadhaar with voter ID as a violation of the right to privacy and contrary to the Constitution. It has also been said that it is against the right to equality. It has been said in the petition that linking of voter card with Aadhaar card is a violation of the fundamental right to privacy of citizens and it is unconstitutional and contrary to the constitution. There is also an argument of the Congress that Aadhaar is not a proof of citizenship but a proof of being a resident, whereas the voter ID card gives the right to citizenship.

By linking Aadhaar data with electronic Electoral Photo Identity Card data, the personal and personal data of voters will be available to a statutory authority and this will impose a limit on voters, i.e. voters will now have to submit their respective Aadhaar details before the Electoral Registration Officer. Identity has to be established. It has been said in the petition that at present there is no law to protect the data of citizens, this fact will make the situation more serious. The petition claimed that the amendment to the election law could also enable profiling of the voter, as all the demographic information linked to Aadhaar would be linked to the voter ID card. It could also, in theory, increase the chances of voters being denied/intimidated on the basis of their identity. It can also increase the possibility of surveillance of voters and commercial exploitation of personal sensitive data of voters, the petition said.

At the same time, it has been claimed that under the election reform program of the current central government, the Election Commission has started a project to link Aadhaar card with electoral data through voter ID. Its purpose is to eliminate multiple voter IDs in the name of the same person. At the same time, the election process has to be made error free. According to the amended law made for this, the Electoral Registration Officer can ask for his Aadhaar number from any person, although during the hearing of a case related to this, the Supreme Court had clarified that Aadhaar card or number is only a document of identity, but it There is no basis for citizenship.

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