Janjivan Bureau / NEW DELHI : After the Supreme court verdict on right to privacy, the Congress party said it is a set back to Prime Minister Narendra Modi government. Welcomes the unanimous judgement of the Supreme Court declaring that Right to Privacy is a Fundamental Right former finance minister P chidambaran said to media person privacy is the core issue of the case.
Congress said we can once again celebrate our freedom. Tomorrow, there will be other challenges, other questions, and other attempts to invade the right to privacy. We shall overcome those challenges too.
Chidambaram said freedom was won in 1947. That freedom was enlarged and enriched from time to time by the wisdom of Parliament and the sagacity of the Supreme Court. The judgement delivered today is a landmark verdict and will rank among the most important judgments delivered by the Supreme Court since the advent of the Constitution of India.
“The most important fundamental right of a citizen is embodied in Article 21 of the Constitution. It is the right to life and liberty. Civilized societies will breathe meaning into that precious right and guard against any erosion of that right ” he said.
“Privacy is at the core of personal liberty. In fact, privacy is an inalienable part of life itself. By virtue of the judgement of the Supreme Court, Article 21 has acquired a new magnificence” Chidambaram said.
We salute the Supreme Court and the many counsel — senior and junior — who worked tirelessly, did extensive and splendid research and presented persuasive arguments before the Court.
