Lok Sabha clears Bill to link voter ID, Aadhaar amid protests

Oppn parties unite, say Bill will infringe on fundamental rights of citizens

The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to link electoral rolls with the Aadhaar ecosystem to weed out duplication, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday amid protest by the Opposition. Even parties like the Bahujan Samaj Party, considered ‘friendly’ to the government opposed the Bill. 

The Trinamool Congress, the Congress, and the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI M), bitter political enemies outside Parliament, came together to object to the Bill, which was passed with virtually no discussion amid a din and slogan shouting as members brandished placards that said: “Prime Minister Absent” detailing the days that the