Home Minister Amit Shah Says Sedition Is Dead. But Its Replacement Is More Fearsome Than The Colonial Law Ever Was

The proposed Clause 150 meant to replace Section 124A, or sedition, proposes that the government and the nation are the same thing—as God, king and country once were under colonial rule—and the ambiguity, legislative intent and punishment are stronger than the old law. Article14 analysis shows how the problems we faced with sedition will continue if the proposed Clause 150 becomes law.

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