What is sedition law and how it is ‘misused’

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As the Supreme Court mulls over whether sedition law should stay in the books or not, Apoorva Mandhani explains what the law says and why it is often accused of being misused.
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[TheWatupmr]

The increase of 160% of cases filed and a conviction rate of 3% is quite stark.

[shantanulokhande]

Only print can compare bhagat singh ans umar khalid, they could have given other name than caa conspirator but what funded Chanel can do

[lastbrush]

Seriously Bhagat Singh and Umar Khalid?

[supercanonx]

Why people in comments are comparing Umar Khalid and bhagat singh when the anchor didn't? How is just giving example of people convicted under sedition comparing the two people?

[auroraboreless]

This does not violate freedom of speech which does'nt lead to terrorism, protests leading to violence of anykind. The right to speech is a fundamental citizen right and can be counselled by local goverment representatives.
Allow freedom of speech to local goverment representatives without any hue or cry and appointment.
Police to redirect any seditions to local representatives of goverment or opposition.

Section 124A of the IPC reads: 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, the NATION, constitution established by law in, shall be punished with imprisonment. Mr bose or Mr Tilak were right and were wrongly punished is a fact of history.

sedition, crime against the state. Though sedition may have the same ultimate effect as treason, it is generally limited to the offense of organizing or encouraging opposition to government in a manner (such as in speech or writing) that falls short of the more dangerous offenses constituting treason
it causes nonconfidence and reelection are both wastage of constitution time and has to continue.
Forms of punishments may differ though in any new bills.

Sedition law is a public-police-goverment protection and must not be removed. In election or non elections times freedom of speech press leads to violence is the evidence of this.

[usharaniselvakumar]

Their should be some ethics in comparison

[gomathakamadhenu]

Former IPS Officer says:-

I was so upbeat when Shashi Tharoor came into politics in 2009. I still remember talking to so many of my NRI friends on how the politics of India will change for better with highly accomplished people and intelligent people like him joining politics. Then by 2013, I was disillusioned with congress and felt Anna Hazare supported by IITian Kejriwal, IPS Kiran Bedi, great actor Aamir Khan will usher in a new change in India. I even donated to India against corruption, went to Ramlila maidaan to shout slogans

Now if I look back at it, the only thing I can do is laugh at myself. But I am happy that I realised the biggest flaw in my thinking. The reason we support people like Shashi Tharoor or a Kejriwal is they are well educated. We are brainwashed from childhood that education is equal to goodness.
NO, IT IS NOT.

Chidambaram is MBA from Harvard and we all know what he did. Mani Shankar Aiyar is from Cambridge - We all know what kind of rubbish he speaks. Kapil Sibal is Harvard Law graduate and all he does is write mercy petitions for terrorists and sells beef.

It is not that congress didn’t have highly educated people in the party. There were lots of them but they were all crooks. And a highly educated crook is even more dangerous as he can dupe you in even more innovative ways.

Everyone from Islamic invaders to Britishers were supported by highly educated and intelligent Indians. Yes, you need them to lord over the country? So the rulers of India cultivated a group of crooks who were well read to rule over us and keep us poor. And Chachaji and his family also continued this trend and cultivated a group of highly educated crooks to rule India. Today we call this group as Lootyens as they stay in an area called Lutyens in Delhi and loot us.

What is the change that BJP and Modi brought into politics?

It made jokers like me realise that IVY LEAGUE DEGREES doesn’t make you a patriot, inculcate honesty or bring goodness.

But people who cultivate character, personality on the basis of ethos of Culture and civilisation of India have patriotism and goodness in them.

Do this experiment if you don’t believe me:
You go into any random RSS Shaka in any part of the country and any time in the year.

And see what they teach those students - Patriotism, Service, Goodness, Honesty and Simplicity.

It is done every day and all throughout the year.

Tell me which Ivy League Univ, IIT, IIM, St Stephens, Doon school or any school where you pay lakhs of rupees as fees teach it?

I have been to world’s top Universities, have 6 degrees but no where my education taught me patriotism or goodness.
It is my dad who taught me and the books I read written by Swami Vivekananda or the man I idolise Shaheed Bhagat Singh who did this.

RSS shakhas do it for all the Sangh goers everyday. Hence people like Modi are so patriotic and honest. I don’t care if he went to school or he has MA or not.

A person who reads Swami Vivekanand or goes to a RSS Shaka is any day better than a crook with IIT or Harvard degree.

Yes that is what we need to realise.

Believe in your own ethos or the goodness of your own country. You will any day be better than believing in those degrees.

MUST READ, ONE OF THE BEST ARTICLES, AN EYE OPENER.

[shubhamjagushte]

Bhagat Singh ji and umar khalid wow, as if the sitting govt does not have mandate like the British govt. Print heavily invested in making new gen of naxal journalists. lots of praises to "Shaiffudin Gupta"

[shubhamjagushte]

All the NEWS organisations in India, in pursue of attention and market place for itself do things that are against public sentiments. I was hurt indeed to hear Bhagat Singh ji's name with umar. Shame on ur level of intelligence or analogy used.

[chitresharma]

Go and raise slogan of India Zindabad in Pakistan, I can assure u if its a guy he will be shot and women shall be Raped. Here in India you want to create a wrong comparison. If u had said that slogans against BJP we charged under sedition, then yes you would have been right. But u should know differences between Party and Govt of India.
To sum up: Slogan against Party is not sedition but any slogan against my Mother land is wrong and they are still taking a very lenient step, I would have taken the step what all these Muslim dominated countries do.

[ayushc]

you mean saying Pakistan zindabad and "Bharat tere tukde honge inshallah" should be allowed under "freedom of speech" ? What an americanised concept when america itself is in shambles. We have to understand that west is not always right.

[naadanparinda]

Mmm so you are drawing similarities between Bhagat Singh and these crooks? Really?
Chalo koi nhi, upar wala thodi samajhdari de tumhe, because I know you are neither going to budge on this similarity drawn nor going to introspect as you all are perfectly bigoted, high-headed people.

[nikhileshnirmalan]

Duniya mein kya hoora hai pata nahi but apoorva ji aap Pai dil agaye

[vipinvijay]

According to print pakistan zindabad and kappan distributing pamplets and trying to create ruiots is not seditious.Print at its agenda again.

[royalegamer]

Sedition is when you call for hindustan, akhand bharat, hindu raj in a secular india constitution.

[NameEncrypted]

They are, no different than British 😂

[bigtopvidoes]

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