Taking a dig at Congress, Jaitley said: \"India can't afford to be a tech laggard. Everyone who has been criticizing Aadhaar should understand that they cannot defy technology. Mainstream should accept changes.\"
\"Congress cuts a very sorry figure here, they introduced the idea but they did not know what to do with it,\" Jaitley said.
Finance Minister said that the judgement empowers democracy and Aadhaar is important for proper distribution of welfare schemes. Highlighting the benefits of Aadhaar, Jaitley said the government is already saving over Rs 90,000 crore due to Aadhaar.
He also said that the government's stand has been vindicated as Supreme Court accepted that the Aadhaar Act is a money bill.
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