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NEW DELHI: Congress has alleged "massive loopholes" in the government's proposed DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018, and accused the Modi government of making yet another "mala fide" attempt to "snoop into the living rooms of ordinary people" by introducing the bill in Lok Sabha in a "hush-hush manner".

The DNA Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 9, a day before the monsoon session of Parliament ended. The bill states that national and regional DNA data banks will be set up for maintaining a national database for identification of victims, accused, suspects, under-trials, missing persons and unidentified human remains. Disagreeing with the draft legislation, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said the party was "against DNA profiling " and called the billIYV began in Fiji with the launching of a "helping hands" banner on 2 December by Paula Sotutu.

The 20-by-20-metre banner will be taken around Fiji for volunteers to place their handprints. The banner is covered by individual handprints from volunteers working in Fiji. It demonstrates in a visible and colourful way the positive and diverse contributions that volunteers make, and have made, through community service in the Fiji Islands. The mistress of ceremonies of this launch --Ms Sharon Rolls -- stated that "IYV 2001 is not just about international volunteers, it has a very local flavour within Fiji's theme "helping hands -- it is about realizing our local, national and international commitments within our community.

"UNV published and circulated a volunteer week calendar of events of the Fiji IYV