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Dal Khalsa Criticises Indian State for Refusal to Scrap Sedition Law
July 6, 2019 | By Sikh Siyasat Bureau
Fatehgarh Sahib: Terming the sedition law as anachronistic, Dal Khalsa strongly criticized the Indian Government for refusing to scrap it despite its widespread misuse and abuse.
Notably, the minister of state for Home Nityanand Rai on Wednesday in an answer to Parliament has stated that section 124-A (sedition law) won’t be scrapped as it is still needed to combat secessionist elements. The former Home Minister Rajnath Singh had also during the electioneering campaign whipped up this point and had said that, “the new BJP government will make the sedition laws more stringent.”
Bhai Harpal Singh Cheema (3rd from Left) with other leaders of Dal Khalsa [File Photo]
Describing it as “highly objectionable and obnoxious, party head Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema said it’s a tool in the hands of authorities for harassment and to stifle dissenting voices.
It’s a matter of shame that India has failed to scrap the colonial-era law so far whereas Britain and many other countries have abolished their sedition laws long back.
He said all pleas to do away with this archaic law by human rights organizations, civil rights groups and Amnesty International, have fallen on deaf ears. Instead of joining ranks with those countries who have abolished this draconian law, the Modi dispensation has shown its adamant attitude to retain it.
He said in the recent past, provincial Govt’s in J&K, Punjab, Meghalaya, Assam, Haryana, Delhi , MP, Karnataka and many other states have misused and abused the provisions of this anti-people law to silence voices of dissenters and political adversaries.
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Related Topics: Bhai Harpal Singh Cheema, Dal Khalsa, Indian Politics, Indian State, Narendra Modi Led BJP Government in India (2019-2024), Sedition
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