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Sedition Law Will Not Be Scrapped: Centre

By LawStreet News Network      04 July, 2019 12:00 AM      0 Comments
Sedition Law Will Not Be Scrapped: Centre | LawStreet Journal

The Union Home Ministry on July 3, 2019, clarified that Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, popularly called the sedition law, will not be scrapped.

In a written answer to the Parliament the Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai said there is “need to retain the provisions to effectively combat anti-national, secessionist and terrorist elements.”

Scrapping the sedition law was one of the key poll promises of the Congress party. In this regard, the Prime Minister had in his election campaign severely criticized the Congress and questioned its intention over this.

The sedition law states: “Whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards government shall be punished with im­prisonment for three years or for life along with a fine.”

Human Rights activists allege that the said law gives sweeping powers to law enforcing wings of the government.

As per the 2016 annual report – the last available report— of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) there were 176 sedition cases registered by 29 states.



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