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Welcoming the decision of the Supreme Court on the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley dubbed the verdict a “historic judgment”, which shows that the “concept of the unique ID number has been accepted by judicial review”.
While stating that Aadhaar has helped the government in saving Rs 90,000 crore every year with targeted delivery of government schemes, Jaitley also attacked the Congress, saying:
Echoing Jaitley’s view, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad also called it a “historic judgment”.
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra called the SC judgment a big victory for the “pro-poor Modi government”.
He also hit back at the Congress after it projected the verdict as a slap on the face of the ruling party, saying the order has exposed the Opposition.
The Congress favoured middlemen while the Modi government brought Aadhaar to ensure that benefits are given directly to people, he said, reported PTI.
That is why, Patra added, the Congress had moved the apex court against it. The court has ruled that Aadhaar is safe, he said.
The Centre’s flagship Aadhaar scheme was declared constitutionally valid by the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a 4:1 judgment. But its various provisions, including its linking with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions, were struck down.
(With inputs from PTI and ANI.)
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