"Powers are, normally, assumed under these rules on the assumption that they won't be misused. We feel the pinch only when they are misused. Therefore, I would urge the (IT) Minister to kindly reconsider the language of the kind of restraints that he wants to bring as a result of this notification," read Jaitley's post on the social media website quoting from the said speech.
The guidelines were introduced by the previous UPA government to fix accountability of websites, internet and other companies for hosting information that may be found to be offensive.
Supreme Court yesterday struck down Section 66A of IT Act saying it was "unconstitutional" and could have a "chilling effect" on freedom of speech and expression.
"We, therefore, hold that the section is unconstitutional also on the grounds that it takes within its sweep protected speech and speech that is innocent in nature and is liable, therefore, to be used in such a way as to have a chilling effect on free speech and would, therefore, have to be struck down on the grounds of overbreadth," the apex court said.
"If I may just in a nutshell say, I am with the architecture that the minister is creating, because, if... there is some kind of a communal or caste problem, the internet can go viral and you can have a frenzy in the society, certain kind of information which creates disorder in the society may have to be restrained.