Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court verdict on the Aadhaar scheme as a “victory of the people”. “From day one we had said that giving Aadhaar details to banks and telecom service providers discloses vital information and goes against the right to life, right to property and economic rights. That our logic was infallible was proven by this verdict,” she told reporters in Milan, where she is scouting for investment for Bengal. Asked about her vow not to link her phone to Aadhaar, she said: “I did not do it. Similarly, linking mobile phones could directly lead to messages, conversations and a lot of other vital information getting leaked.”

Source: The Telegraph September 26, 2018 22:18 UTC