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Voters name won't be removed for not linking Voter ID with Aadhaar card

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: December 17, 2022 11:53 IST

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Aadhaar card has now become the most important document you have. Currently, a message has gone viral regarding linking Aadhaar card to voter card.
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Will the names of those whose identity cards are not linked to Aadhaar number be excluded from the electoral roll? Millions of people heaved a sigh of relief with the government's reply to this question asked in the winter session of Parliament.
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You don't need to link your voter ID card with Aadhaar, the government said. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju gave this information in written form while replying to a question asked during the Lok Sabha proceedings. In the 'Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 such provision.
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Union Ministers were asked in Parliament whether the names of those whose Aadhaar numbers are not linked to voter ID cards will be removed from the voter list. Responding to that, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said, No, they complete the link or not.
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On Friday, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Vinod Kumar Sonkar demanded one country, one electoral roll in the Lok Sabha and said that 'one country, one electoral roll' should be arranged in the interest of the nation and democracy. MP Vinod Kumar Sonkar in the session Rule 377
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The cost of preparing separate voter lists for different elections increases for the government. People also get confused. It creates mistrust among voters, thereby weakening democracy.
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MP Sonkar appealed to the central government and said, “Prime Minister Modi has talked about 'one nation, one election'. Similarly, there should be 'One Country, One Voter List'. He also said that it will be in the interest of the country and democracy.
Tags: Voter ID CardAadhaar CardKiren Rijiju
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