Why I have not got an Aadhaar card

August 28, 2017 11:29

"I have not got an Aadhaar card because I know the history of surveillance in India. Why should the government force me to hand over my biometric details to it? It is absurd. As proof of identity, I have already a passport, a driver's license, a PAN card, my landline telephone bill, my electricity bill, the documents of my house, and my voter identity card. These are all valid forms of identity issued by the government. How many other things does it want from me and why?"

Aakar Patel on why he has not got himself an Aadhaar card. Read the column here

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