New Delhi, January 10: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday hailed the Supreme Court order on Jammu and Kashmir, saying the government had tried to mislead the people, adding a questionable utterance that may attract a contempt reference to the Apex Court – ‘this time the apex court did not come under any pressure.'
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday said access to Internet is a fundamental right under Article 19 of the Constitution and asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within a week all orders imposing curbs in the Union Territory.
“We welcome this judgment. This is the first time the SC has talked about how people of J-K feel. I would like to thank the SC for a very historic decision and the people from across the country were waiting for it, especially the people of JK,” he said.
“The government of India has misled the entire country. This time the SC was forthright and they didn't come under any pressure,” he said. This last part of the statement have a controversial element i. e, ‘This time the SC was forthright and they didn't come under any pressure', may attract a reference to contempt of court as the statement carries an otherwise implied meaning.
