Mandatory use of Aadhaar for basic entitlements may amount to an emergency, activists and experts fear.
Hundreds of members of various campaigns said they were "extremely disappointed" with the Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, "which allows the state to make the use of Aadhaar and biometric authentication mandatory for citizens to receive social benefits."
A joint statement issued by various groups said "the mandatory use of Aadhaar may amount to an emergency. That is why we call upon people to come together to pressurize all parties to amend the Aadhaar Act immediately, so that the mandatory use of Aadhaar for accessing basic entitlements is completely prohibited." They also said they would make Aadhaar and "electoral issue."
Here's the full statement: