Benami property: Aadhaar-PAN link opposed in name of privacy, says Jaitley

Arun Jaitley said, 'People should voluntarily made disclosures and come within the tax net'

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday said example needs to be set to create a deterrent ag the inst use of anonymous people to hide ill-gotten wealth, amid some politicians and their family members coming under the scanner for alleged benami deals.

Referring to opposition of PAN-Aadhaar linkage, he said it is an "effective anti-evasion measure" and will get rid of multiple PAN cards and mismatch in income and expenditure, but it is being opposed "in the name of privacy".

He also said that the government is using technology to reduce the interface between a tax department official and the taxpayer to not