SC judgment setbacks for NDA government says Congress

The Congress on Thursday described the Supreme Court judgment on the right to privacy as a landmark verdict and said it was an obvious setback for the central government which had argued that there was no fundamental right to privacy.

Reacting to the apex court judgment, Congress leader P. Chidambaram told the media: “Today we can again celebrate our freedom. Tomorrow, there will be other challenges, other questions and other attempts to invade the right to privacy. We should overcome those challenges too.”

Welcoming the unanimous ruling, Chidambaram, himself a leading lawyer, said: “We salute the Supreme Court and many counsel — senior and junior — who worked tirelessly, did extensive and splendid research and presented persuasive arguments before the court.

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