On Data Bill, Minister's Clarification Amid Opposition's Big Pushback
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Opposition MPs, privacy activists, and various stakeholders who have red-flagged the bill's exemptions for the central government and its agencies.
Junior IT minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar defended the government's access to citizens' data as "lawful and legitimate in national security and emergencies" as opposition parties rallied to oppose a new digital rights law that was presented in parliament on Thursday. What is the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill ?➡️ #DPDPBill introduced in #Parliament is a very significant milestone in PM @narendramodi ji's vision of Global Standard Cyber Laws for India's $1T #DigitalEconomy & #IndiaTechade➡️ @GoI_MeitY has developed this bill after… pic.twitter.com/a8tHXJl537
"The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 was introduced in parliament is a very significant milestone in Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji's vision of Global Standard Cyber Laws for India's $1 trillion digital economy," he said on Twitter.
"Ministry of Information Technology has developed this bill after extensive consultations which I personally led with all stakeholders," Mr Chandrashekhar said, attaching a video explainer.
