Udupi: Unauthorized door-to-door campaign of collecting data stopped in Kapu after video goes viral
Uchila/Kapu (Udupi): The unauthorized campaign of collecting data by ASHA workers that was started and backed by local police was stopped on Friday after a viral video triggered controversy on Thursday. The incident came to light when a video of this incident went viral.
A video of a woman speaking about the incident with the letter of details went viral across social media platforms on Thursday.
Locals in Uchila had expressed anguish over the ASHA workers visiting homes seeking details of all the members of the family without warranting any official letter or sealed document from the government. The people had protested against such a campaign and had refused to fill out the forms given by the ASHA workers.
“The ASHA workers visited our homes. When we refused to give the information that they sought, they threatened us adding that the police will come and take the information from us. They asked for our passport and bank details when we questioned them they could not give us satisfactory answers.” The woman in the viral video had claimed.
“We complained to the Gram Panchayath officials when these ASHA workers threatened us. They said they have not issued any orders for any data collection or survey. So if the officials have not sought any data or information, who are these workers collecting the data for?” the woman had questioned in the video.
The developments have triggered panic and confusion among the locals at a time when reports of the deletion of names from electoral lists are doing rounds. This has also collaborated with the confusion people have about the CAA and NRC regulations of the Centre.
When contacted, Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr. Nagbhushan Udupa clarified that the department has not tasked any of the ASHA workers to collect information or conduct surveys.
Following the controversy, a top official in the police department told Vartha Bharati that the campaign was stopped.
Among the details that were sought in the forms, the ASHA workers carried included Names, Educational details, Mobile Numbers, Email IDs, PAN cards, Passport Numbers, Aadhar Card, Vehicle Numbers, Gas connection numbers, and Landline numbers of all the members of the family.
The forms also asked people to fill in if they were vegetarians or non-vegetarians along with school details of the kids at home. Vaccine information, and bank details were also sought in the forms.
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