New Delhi Aug 24 (IANS) Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said the government has always held the Right to Privacy was a fundamental right.
Quoting from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley s speech in the Rajya Sabha while presenting the Aadhaar Bill Prasad said: "Is Right to Privacy a fundamental right?... It is subject to restrictions."
"The government already accepted Right to Privacy is a fundamental right flowing from Article 21 of the Constitution " Prasad said.
"The Attorney General too while arguing in the Supreme Court said that it is a fundamental right. But like all fundamental rights Right to Privacy is not absolute."
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