Opposition attacks Centre for being bully on Aadhaar

Kapil Sibal and Sitaram Yechury sought clarifications from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Bolstered by the Supreme Court (SC) saying that Aadhaar should not be made mandatory for welfare schemes, the Opposition attacked the government for pushing the unique identity number a bit too far.

Speaking during a debate on the Finance Bill in the Rajya Sabha, Congress MP Kapil Sibal and Communist Party of India (Marxist) lawmaker Sitaram Yechury sought clarifications from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on why the government had made Aadhaar mandatory for filing of income-tax returns and for getting a PAN card. 

The apex court, however, said that it cannot stop the government from using the UID for activities