Congress to move court if Aadhaar amendments are brought as a Money Bill

Both the Congress, as well as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), welcomed the verdict as a win for their respective visions of Aadhaar, and a loss for the other side

The Congress has said it will move the Supreme Court (SC) if the Narendra Modi-led government amends the Aadhaar Act by bringing it as a money Bill and bypassing discussions in the Rajya Sabha.

Congress leader Kapil Sibal said the Congress supported the dissenting judgment by Justice D Y Chandrachud, who said the Aadhaar Act could not have been passed as money Bill, as it amounted to 'a fraud on the Constitution'. “We will approach a seven-judge Bench to consider this verdict again as this is clearly not a money Bill,” he said.

Law and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar