Third parties and government authorities will have no access to the link between Aadhaar and voter identity cards, Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
Responding to a written question on whether there is such a possibility and if there are protocols to approve or reject such access, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said, "No such link will be created." To a query on the rationale given by the government for using Aadhaar as a "legitimate means to authenticate citizenship" and whether the government has formulated a protocol to authenticate citizenship using Aadhaar, Rijiju said, "Aadhaar is not the proof of citizenship." Parliament had recently passed a bill to link the Aadhaar database with voter rolls to weed out duplicate entries.
Assam Announces No Aadhaar Card To Persons Who Did Not Apply For NRC Aadhaar Card Not Valid Document For Determining Age: Supreme Court Centre Blocks Websites Exposing Aadhaar, PAN Card Details Of Citizens Is Safe Car Enough? Volvo Crash That Killed CEO, Family Sparks Big Question "Nothing Short Of Nightmare": Woman Misses Life Event, Slams Air India Snack Food Epigamia Founder Rohan Mirchandani Dies Of Cardiac Arrest At 41 Tata Institute Of Research Invites Applications For Multiple Positions Couple Tied To Pole, Thrashed By Mob In Bihar In PM's Kuwait Visit, Top Honour, Bilateral Meet, Delegation-Level Talks Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.