New Delhi Aug 24 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court s judgement declaring the Right to Privacy a fundamental right and said that it rejected the Narendra Modi-led government s attempt to whittle it down.
"Path breaking and seminal judgement. A great victory for liberty and freedom. The Supreme Court rejects Modi government s attempt to whittle down the right to privacy " Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala tweeted.
The Congress leader s remarks came soon after a nine-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice J.S. Khehar said that the Right to Privacy is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the constitution.
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