New Delhi, Jan 10 (TIWN) The Congress on Friday hailed the Supreme Court order to Jammu and Kashmir administration to view all its restrictive orders within a week as a historic decision as a big jolt to the Narendra Modi-led BJP government at Centre for curbing internet services since August 4 last year.

The opposition party said the Prime Minister has been reminded that nation bows before Constitution, and not him.  "Supreme Court delivers first big jolt of 2020 to illegal activities of the Modi government by stating importance of internet as a fundamental right. Double shock for Modi-Shah that dissent cannot be oppressed by imposing section 144. Modiji reminded that nation bows before Constitution and not him," Congress spokesperson and national media in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala tweeted.  Former Finance Minister and senior party leader P. Chidambaram taking a pot shot at the government said, "Supreme Court rules that tactics like indefinite internet shutdowns and indiscriminate use of Section 144 to silence dissent are unacceptable in a democracy. We hope this serves as a reminder to the tyrant duo that law & constitution is above their divisive policies."  Senior party leader and noted lawyer, Jairam Ramesh while addressing a press conference said, "There is doubt in public''s mind about the situation in Kashmir. Section 144 was in force throughout Kashmir, internet shutdown, communication was down. So, we had filed a petition in the Supreme Court to lift section 144 and decide criteria for implementing it."