MediaVigil, Journal of Global Communications and Justice

Dear Fellow Citizens, Pursuant to my earlier submissions, I am sharing the information and documents which reveals how Unique Identification (UID)/Aadhaar Number, National Population Register, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and DNA Profiling Bill besides National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) are a threat to national security, civil liberties of present and future generations, constitution and natural resources. I am drawing your immediate attention towards the attached Aadhaar Enrolment Form (both in Hindi & English). There are ten columns in the Form seeking information. Column 7 and 9 merit attention. Column 10 reads: "I have no objection to the UIDAI sharing information provided by me to the UIDAI with agencies engaged in delivery of welfare services". In front of this column, there is a "Yes" and "No" option. Irrespective of what option residents of India exercise (which is being ticked automatically by the enroler in any case as of no...

Neither side appears willing to make concessions in the Maruti Suzuki stand-off. Suzuki Power Train India Limited workers, agitating since the last few days in support of the labour force of Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant, have now been totally evicted without using any force. "The workers have moved out from the Power Train facility," a company official in the know of the development told IANS from Manesar. The development came a day after workers at Maruti Suzuki's Manesar facility were evicted. The workers had to move out of the factory premises after a directive by the Punjab and Haryana high courts to do so. "We agreed to move out last night around 10.30 pm. This decision was taken to follow the high court's order," Sonu Gujjar, one of the leaders of the workers who occupied the plant and went on a tool-down strike, told IANS. "Our strike will continue, our demands are legitimate and we will sit only 100 metres away from the plant as ...

To Shri C P Joshi Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Government of India New Delhi Through Shri A.K.Upadhyay, Secretary, Department of Road Transport and Highways Subject- Grave concerns about Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Automatic Number Plate Reader (APNR) for Electronic Toll Collection & Unique Identification (UID)/Aadhaar Number Sir, This is with reference to a news item (October 9, 2011, The Sunday Guardian) that your Ministry has given a go ahead for the implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based Electronic Toll Collection as per the recommendation of a committee headed by Shri Nandan Nilkeni, Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Planning Commission. The report is attached. In effect, this amounts to tagging all the vehicles with RFID and tracking their movement. It will enable spying on us without our consent. It has been reported that the scheme is expected to commence either on New Delhi-Chan...

Dear Fellow Citizens, This is to appeal to you and to draw your most urgent attention towards the world's biggest database project unfolding through Unique Identification (UID)/Aadhaar Number in the country without legislative approval since January 2009. It is about a 12-digit identification number which is linked to the National Population Register (NPR), Census and National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) under Home Ministry among other initiatives. This is to draw your attention towards the news report of Sunday Guardian dated 18 September, 2011. The report is attached. Montek Singh Ahluwalia and P. Chidambaram have recommended the cut in the budget of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) because of “unnecessary spending” by it. UIDAI operates under the same Planning Commission that has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in the PUCL vs Union of India & Others wherein it has said that any citizen who spends more than Rs 965 per month in urban India (around ...

To Shri Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha Parliament of India New Delhi Date:22/08/2011 Subject: Conflict of Interest in the Parliamentary Committee Examining anti-corruption (Lokpal) Bill, 2011, The Judicial Standard and Accountability Bill, 2010 and The Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making the Disclosures Bill, 2010 Sir, With reference to the public announcement inviting suggestions on the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill, 2011 by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, I wish to highlight certain facts that show a clear conflict of interest among some Hon'ble members of this Committee and the sensitive Bill. These members include Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi , Shri Lalu Prasad, Shri Amar Singh, Shri Manish Tewari and Shri Parimal Nathwani. I submit that Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi was nominated to the committee on 26th July, 2011 according to the Rajya Sabha website. I have learnt from a news rel...

Uncorrected/Not for Publication – 16.08.2011 The House met at eleven of the clock, MR. CHAIRMAN in the Chair. ----- MR. CHAIRMAN: Q.No.201. ...(Interruptions)... SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU: Sir, the Leader of the Opposition wants to speak. ...(Interruptions)... Please allow him, Sir. ...(Interruptions)... MR. CHAIRMAN: Please listen. ...(Interruptions)... One minute. ...(Interruptions)... आप सुन लीजिये जरा, बैठ जाइए, बैठ जाइए।.....(व्यवधान) SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU: Sir, the Leader of the Opposition wants to speak. ...(Interruptions)... MR. CHAIRMAN: Do you wish to say something? ...(Interruptions)... Let us hear the Leader of the Opposition. ...(Interruptions)... One minute. ...(Interruptions)... Just one minute. ...(Interruptions)... Let us hear the Leader of the Opposition. ...(Interruptions)... One minute. ...(Interruptions)... One minute. ...(Interruptions)... नेता विरोधी दल (अरुण जेटली) : सभापित जी,...... सभापित : पहले बात तो सुन लीजिये।......(व्यवधान) वी0 हनुमंत...

16.08.2011 3713 (a1/1100/rbn/rps) 1100 hours (Madam Speaker in the Chair) OBSERVATION RE: NOTICES OF ADJOURNMENT MOTION MADAM SPEAKER: Hon. Members, I have received notices of Adjournment Motion from Sarvashri Yogi Aditya Nath and Shailendra Kumar regarding reported agitation by Shri Anna Hazare, social activist against the Lokpal Bill. Shri Ramkishun has also tabled a notice of Adjournment Motion on reported flood situation in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar due to heavy rains. The matters, though important enough, do not warrant interruption of business of the House for the day. I have, therefore, disallowed the notices of Adjournment Motion. OBSERVATION RE: NOTICES OF SUSPENSION OF QUESTION HOUR MADAM SPEAKER: Hon. Members, I have received notices of suspension of Question Hour from Sarvashri Gurudas Dasgupta, Basu Deb Acharia, Smt. Sushma Swaraj and Shri Shailendra Kumar regarding reported fast unto death by Shri Anna Hazare. Shri Sharad Yadav has also tabled a notice ...