'Section 66A curtailed right to expression of citizens': Shobha Oza

Congress leader Shobha Oza on Tuesday welcomed the scrapping Section 66A of Information Technology Act by the Supreme Court, saying the right of freedom of expression of every citizen was somewhat curtailed by this section.

"We welcome the step taken by the Supreme Court. The right to expression which our Constitution ensures to every citizen of this country was somewhat curtailed by this Section," Oza told ANI here.

"Supreme Court striking down the section clearly ensures that the citizens of this country have the right to expression," she added.

Describing the law as 'vague in its entirety' and 'unconstitutional', the Supreme Court earlier in the day struck down the Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which was introduced in 2000.

The apex court ruled that the section falls outside Article 19(2), which relates to Freedom of Speech, and thus had to be struck down in its entirety.