Election Laws (Amendment) Bill handed in Lok Sabha, Opposition protests

On Monday (December 20), the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was handed within the Lok Sabha, amidst chaos by the Opposition.

The invoice was tabled by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju. The Bill was handed by way of a voice vote within the Lower House of the Parliament, with Dr Kirit Premjibhai Solanki because the Speaker-in-charge.

‘The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021’ handed in Lok Sabha.

The Bill seeks to permit electoral registration officers to hunt the Aadhaar quantity of people that need to register as voters “for the purpose of establishing the identity”.

House adjourned until tomorrow, twenty first Dec. pic.twitter.com/QjGDjGhl4j

— ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2021

In a tweet, Prasar Bharti News Services knowledgeable, “The bill enables the linking of electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem to curb the menace of multiple enrollments of the same person in different places.”

Lok Sabha passes The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The invoice permits the linking of electoral roll information with the Aadhaar ecosystem to curb the menace of a number of enrollment of the identical particular person somewhere else. pic.twitter.com/1QQmXg3iAt

— Prasar Bharati News Services पी.बी.एन.एस. (@PBNS_India) December 20, 2021
Congress Party opposes Bill in Lok Sabha

The essential Bill was opposed by the Congress social gathering within the Lok Sabha. While talking within the House, Kerala MP Shashi Tharoor mentioned, “Aadhaar only meant to be proof of residence, it’s not proof of citizenship. If you’re in a position asking Aadhaar for voters, all you’re getting is a document that reflects residence, not citizenship. You’re potentially giving the vote to non-citizens.”

This Bill must be despatched to Standing Committee. This has a whole lot of authorized drawbacks. It is in opposition to the Supreme Court verdict and one which violates our privateness. This would possibly strip off lakhs of individuals of their electoral rights: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/z8lNsAO3ND

— ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2021

Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had claimed, “This Bill should be sent to Standing Committee. This has a lot of legal drawbacks. It is against the Supreme Court verdict and one which violates our privacy. This might strip off lakhs of people of their electoral rights.”

TMC’s Mahua Moitra known as the invoice “Illegal, and a blatant violation of SC order.”

Provisions of the Election (Amendment) Bill

The Bill states, “The electoral registration officer may for the purpose of establishing the identity of any person require that such person may furnish the Aadhaar number given by the Unique Identification Authority of India as per the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016.”

It additional provides, “Provided that the electoral registration officer may also require the Aadhaar number from persons already included in the electoral roll for the purposes of authentication of entries in the electoral roll and to identify registration of the name of the same person in the electoral roll of more than one constituency or more than once in the same constituency.”

However, the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 makes it clear that no utility for title inclusion within the electoral rolls shall be denied for not having the ability to furnish Aadhar quantity attributable to affordable situations.