Retired Supreme Court judge Vikramjit Sen has told the Election Commission of India (ECI) to make sure that “anti-social elements” do not cast “illegal votes” and impair the voting process, which is why mandatory linking of Aadhaar with voter IDs is “necessary”, reports The Print. Sen insisted that before the next state elections take place, such a linking should be made mandatory to “ensure that the electoral process is efficient, transparent and robust”. The ECI had sought Sen’s comments on the matter amid a push in the Commission to link the two IDs in order to check voting malpractice. The linking process, if mandated, would require an amendment to the Representation of the People Act, 1952, which governs elections in India. “Choosing between the right to privacy and the right to vote” Sen made a clear distinction between people who saw possession of Aadhaar as an “invasion on their privacy” and people who “were unable to get it [Aadhaar]”. The former, according to the retired judge, should also be “willing to give up their votes”. Moreover, Sen said that even under the hypothesis that having an Aadhaar infringes one’s privacy, “people should make a choice”. It is about choosing which right is more important for you, and balancing — the right to privacy or the right to vote – Vikramjit Sen ECI’s tryst with Aadhaar for ‘purification’ of polls The ECI has been looking at the possible linking of Aadhaar with voter IDs since 2015. The institution had launched the National Electoral…
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