Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021
• KEY POINTS
1. introduced by Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, has been passed in Lok Sabha through voice vote
2. The Bill seeks to link Aadhaar with the Elector's Photo Identity Card (EPIC).
3. Opposition opposed the bill
• AIM OF BILL
1. Establish the identity
2. Link Aadhar to electoral rools
3. End the bogus voting
4. Make electoral process more credible
5. Weed out duplication in voter id card
• Why opposition protests
1. Opposition parties led by congress says that it will infringe the fundamental rights of citizens ( right to privacy ) they also added that it will violate supreme court judgement on aadhar.
The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, introduced by Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, has been passed in Lok Sabha through voice vote. The Bill seeks to link Aadhaar with the Elector's Photo Identity Card (EPIC). The Bill was opposed by the Congress, AIMIM, BSP and other opposition parties.
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The Opposition claimed that it would be a violation of the Constitutional rights of citizens and would violate their right to privacy if Aadhaar is connected to the electoral rol

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