Congress welcomes Govt's position on Aadhaar

Expressing his delight to note that the Centre has found the importance of the role played by Aadhaar, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Sunday hoped that the present BJP-led NDA government will show the same approach of using its utility in other schemes and not show political jealousy and narrowness.

"It is good to hear, the great value and the utility of Aadhaar is recognized by this government, although we do believe that it has not being given its full comprehensive play in the joints and operation," Singhvi told ANI here.

"It is still a good thing that it is being used and found to be extremely beneficial for social welfare. I only wish and hope that for lot of other schemes where political jealousy and narrowness has been shown by the present government, the same approach is followed," he added.

The Congress leader further said that what distinguishes the Indian democracy from its neighbouring nations is that the politics of vendetta is not practiced in the country.

"Unlike our Asian neighbours we do not discontinue or criticize policies merely because previous governments have initiated them. Political parties come and go, but the state continues. The nature and the concept of government continues, although the political party heading it may change," he said.

The Centre has now deviated from its earlier position on Aadhaar. In this regard, the Union Home Ministry has written a letter to all the state governments and stated that since one Aadhaar number is allotted only to a single individual, it allows universal verification of one's identity.

The Centre also stated that the Aadhaar card also helps the deprived and needy people to access services like banking facilities.