Aadhaar Card, (Representational image) Aadhaar Card, (Representational image)THE CENTRE on Wednesday acknowledged in the Supreme Court that personal data of Aadhaar card-holders had been leaked. Meanwhile, critics of the government’s decision to make Aadhaar mandatory for obtaining PAN cards cautioned that the move would “dilute civil liberties and dominate the citizens”. There is not a single leak from the UIDAI database,’’ said Arghya Sengupta, who was appearing for the Centre. The concept of civil liberties will go then.”“Even today, UIDAI website says that every citizen is entitled to voluntarily obtaining Aadhaar,” he said. Aadhaar is entirely voluntary,” he said, adding that the application form for Aadhaar enrollment also says it is voluntary.

Source: Indian Express May 03, 2017 23:37 UTC