[Reader-list] Sinha seeks clarification on Nilekani’s statement- 165

[anupam chakravartty]

Does it also recognise Abul Kalam Azad or should it continue to exist as
Rajen suggests in a mail written to a reader recently, "as your surname
suggests"?


On 7/25/09, Murali V <murali.chalam at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> A patriotic citizen is a non entity. As Rajen rightly said the so called
> nation recognizes people like Sonia who by virtue of being a Gandy ( Not
> Gandhi), Arundhati, the vote bank etc as citizens.
> May this country survive the tidal waves from external factors.
> Regards,
> V Murali
>
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Rajendra Bhat Uppinangadi <
> rajen786uppinangady at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Dear All,
> >
> >  and Taha,
> >     while we appreciate the efforts by your goodself to create awareness
> > amongst citizens of India about the new project of id for all, it is very
> > much appreciated but at the same time your obsessive syndrome of jealousy
> > against some one who is with project is becoming too obivious.!
> >
> > Citizens of the nation is much abused word in this nation, whereas the
> > definition of citizen is subject to book of laws, the practise has been
> > dismal to implement the laws, be it illegal immigrents from other
> > neighbouring nations.We have also those walking, talking nations as
> > citizens
> > of the nation, who avail all the facilities of the citizenship, but do
> not
> > recognise the nation as theirs.! e.g Arundhati Roy for one.!
> >
> >  And there are citizens who are bigger than nation itself, such as Sonia,
> > mother of all scams.!
> >
> > The database of gas connections, BPL cards and driving licenses and even
> > the
> > basic SSC certificate are plagued by duplocates along with caste
> > certificates.!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Rajen.
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Taha Mehmood
> > <2tahamehmood at googlemail.com>wrote:
> >
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > Yashwant Sinha asks Nandu whether UIDC be issued to residents of India
> > > and not to citizens of India?
> > >
> > > Could we ask them- who is a resident of India?
> > >
> > > or whether who is a citizen of India?
> > >
> > > How many people in India have got a verifiable paper evidence to prove
> > > their identity?
> > >
> > > Warm regards
> > >
> > > Taha
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/PoliticsNation/Sinha-seeks-clarification-on-Nilekanis-statement/articleshow/4818236.cms
> > >
> > > Sinha seeks clarification on Nilekani’s statement
> > > 25 Jul 2009, 0358 hrs IST, ET Bureau
> > >
> > > NEW DELHI: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIAI) chairman
> > > Nandan Nilekani’s statement that a unique identification number would
> > > be
> > > issued to all residents of India, and not the “citizens of India” as
> > > asserted earlier by Union home minister P Chidambaram, created ripples
> > > in the Lok Sabha on Friday with BJP demanding a clarification from the
> > > government on the targeted coverage of the ambitious scheme.
> > >
> > > Raising the issue during zero hour in the Lok Sabha, former Union
> > > minister Yashwant Sinha said there has been “deviation” in statements
> > > by Mr Chidambaram and Mr Nilekani over who will get the card. While
> > > the home minister has said that the card is for Indian citizens only,
> > > Mr Nilekani on Thursday was quoted as saying that the unique number
> > > would be allocated to all Indian residents, including non-citizens.
> > >
> > > Seeking an end to the ambiguity, Mr Sinha — who, incidentally, hailed
> > > the appointment of the Infosys boss as head of the UIAI — asked the
> > > government to make a statement clarifying the scope of coverage of the
> > > UPA’s flagship scheme.
> > >
> > > Speaking to newspersons soon after taking over as UIAI chairman here
> > > on Thursday, Mr Nilekani had stated that the first set of unique
> > > identification numbers would be issued within 12-18 months.
> > >
> > > However, when asked specifically how the authority would issue
> > > identification numbers in states like Assam, Tripura and West Bengal
> > > where large number of Bangladeshi migrants live, he said the project
> > > was for residents. “The charter of this (project) is to create an
> > > online database of residents of the country,” he said.
> > >
> > > Mr Nilekani further clarified that UIAI is not going to issue cards
> > > and it will only create a database of residents’ identity. “We will
> > > have a very simple database which provides biometric and demographic
> > > identity details like name, number, date of birth.....very basic
> > > things,” he said.
> > >
> > > The unique numbers, according to Mr Nilekani, would not only provide
> > > an identity to citizens but will also help them in obtaining benefits
> > > of government schemes and also undertake with ease other activities
> > > like opening bank accounts and availing electricity connection.
> > >
> > > The government had appointed Mr Nilekani as UIAI chairman last month
> > > and allocated Rs 120 crore for the ambitious project in the current
> > > fiscal.
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> > --
> > Rajen.
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