supreme court stays sedition law

SC Puts Sedition Law On Hold, Says Aggrieved Can Seek Bail; Rijiju, Gandhi Spar On Its Origin

NEW DELHI: Hours after the Supreme Court of India put the contentious Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, popularly known as ‘Sedition Law’, in abeyance and urged the state governments not to register fresh FIRs under this law till a government-formed committee re-evaluates its framework, a war of words erupted between the ruling Bharatiya […]

Speaking Truth Is Patriotism, Not Treason: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Hours after the Supreme Court put a stay on the sedition law, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that speaking the truth is patriotism, not treason. Echoing the sentiments, the party said that speaking truth to power cannot be sedition but true nationalism. In a historic decision, the three-judge apex court bench of […]