Kapil Sibal says govt must ensure no compromise on citizens' privacy while implementing Aadhaar scheme

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday said the Narendra Modi-government was “ill-advised” in opposing the demand to declare right to privacy as a fundamental right in the Supreme Court. New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday said the Narendra Modi-government was “ill-advised” in opposing the demand to declare right to privacy as a fundamental right in the Supreme Court. Sibal, who as a senior advocate appeared for non-BJP ruled states in opposing the government’s stand in the apex court, said “this failure of the government reflects its narrow-mindedness on issues relating to individual freedom”. While dubbing the judgement as “historic”, “progressive” and “seminal”, the senior Congress leader who was also a law minister during the previous UPA regime, said “the right to privacy protects individuals’ alienable right to protection.” He stressed that the right to privacy is seeded in several articles of Part III of the Constitution and cautioned the NDA government that it should not in anyway compromise with the privacy of citizens in implementation of the Aadhaar scheme.