Modi govt committed to individual, judicial and media freedom: Law Minister

Senior BJP leader and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said commitment to judicial, media and individual freedom is one of Modi government's "fundamentals" as he cited its leaders' fight against Emergency to reject criticism over a Delhi High Court judge's transfer.

Asked about Congress' attack on government over transfer of Justice S Muralidhar, Prasad hit back at party, ting that its government in 1970s had superseded Supreme Court judges, a move seen as an assault on judicial independence.

minister reiterated that Muralidhar's transfer had thing to do with any case as a recommendation to this effect was already made by Supreme Court collegium and judge had also given his consent.

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"It (transfer) was part of process. By same process dozens of judges have been transferred," Prasad told reporters.

Congress has alleged that Justice Muralidhar was transferred by government to save BJP leaders in Delhi violence case which he was hearing.

Prasad said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many or senior functionaries of this government, including he himself, had fought against Emergency for individual, judicial and media freedom.

"Our commitment to se freedoms, have been a fundamental (to government)," he said.

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