Kapil Sibal

“It would be a matter of concern for government if intrusive data capture has been deployed against Indian citizens or government infrastructure.”

“To embrace Hindutva is to embrace an obscurantist, backward looking, divisive ideology that seeks to polarise society through identity politics.”

“Sedition involves sloganeering with incitement. It may be anti-national, but not a crime, unless you incite violence or communal tension.”

“Corruption is everywhere. It's not just in the Congress. Corruption is not just your prerogative or mine.”

“Sports can't be run by governments.”

“Natural resources must be so distributed, by way of auction or otherwise, that they serve a larger public purpose.”

“When I took over the ministry for science and technology, our weather systems were in shambles. Nobody believed in the IMD. Nothing was in digital mode. I changed all that. We got automatic rain gauges, automatic weather stations, Doppler radars.”

“The government must adopt a rights-based approach that speaks to the needs and aspirations of surrogate mothers, children born out of surrogacy, and all individuals who want access to altruistic surrogacy services.”

“There is an urgent need for the Central government to take the lead in ensuring health and nutrition service delivery.”

“All of us have a romantic streak in us. That's why we are fallible, aren't we?”

“You may dislike what somebody else has said; that is perfectly valid. You may not agree with what somebody else has said. But saying something cannot possibly amount to sedition.”

“Just as judges have enormous stake in the appointment of judicial officers in the higher judiciary, the government has an equal stake. Since both of us have stakes in the appointment of members of the higher judiciary, the consultation of both of them is absolutely necessary. The government must have a say.”

“Intolerance is alien to Hinduism.”

“If two people cannot live together, both should have the right to opt out of the marriage. In an ideal world, that would be an acceptable solution.”

“Governments getting involved in sports activities would ultimately damage sports.”

“How do you trust a government whose people are proved to be untrustworthy?”

“No one can end it, but incidents of corruption can be reduced.”

“The optimal use of natural resources can be made only if there is a well-thought-out policy framework for their exploitation towards a particular end use.”

“I have only one sister, Asha Nanda, and she lives in Maharani Bagh.”

“Politics runs in every human being, and so does music.”