LUCKNOW: Chinta from Mirzapur had been running around for months to get ration for her family and herself. With no Aadhaar card in her name because of internet issues, Chinta has been unable to link her ration card and get subsidized raw food material. Like her, 65-year-old Gangajali from Kanpur has been unable to get an Aadhaar card made for herself and link it to her ration card because of fading fingerprints.Hundreds of such women from different districts of UP on Wednesday protested in Lucknow against the government demanding assurance of subsidized ration sans the hassles of Aadhaar card and digital India. The women marched the streets of Lucknow on the day and gave their memorandum to the state food commissioner at Jawahar Bhawan with the warning of holding a bigger protest soon."Kehte hain anghootha nahi araha (The officials say the thumb impression is not coming onto paper). What are we to do in that if it's an age factor. Why should we not be able to get food because of technical difficulties in getting an Aadhaar card," said Rina Devi from Kanpur.Leading the protest, state president of All India Democratic Women's Association, Madhu Garg, said, "The linkage of Aadhaar for ration cards and digital India is not made for feasible in our rural structure. The government should have first setup such an infrastructure, before forcing these compulsions down poor throats who are unable to get even their basic right to food."Raising slogans of "Roti ka haq" (the right to food) and for subsidized ration, women marched frm Vidhan Sabha with children in arms and by side. Lal Kumari who had come from Sonbhadra said, "Earlier a family was allowed 35 kilograms of ration in Rs 95 and now only those with Aadhaar card will get 5 kilograms of rice. So there is no raw material being given for children and elderly without the Aadhaar card. When we go to get the card made, even after standing in several queues, due to some technical issue, it is not made and we are left in a lurch."Garg added, "We met the food commissioner and apprised him of the dire situation. On ground ration is given to only those who have an Aadhaar card in the family. But the commissioner said that there was no such order. He however, did not give the same to us in writing. Sugar has also been removed from the list of ration on the card and the quantity of oil has also been reduced. We have also asked the food commissioner to take all the issues up with the government for a policy change."