17 Dec Sedition Law : Is it a tool to crush the voice of opponent GS paper II, Paper I The Hindu
Sedition Law : Is it a tool to crush the voice of opponent- Today Current Affairs
Introduction :
Union Law minister Kiran rijuju , on 10 Dec 2021 told the Loksabha that the ministry of home affairs had no proposal under consideration to scrap section 124 A of Indian Penal code which is related to sedition
What is section 124A of India penal code
This was a law of the colonial period through which the British government crushed any protest and discontentment of the Indians .
Under Section 124A of IPC, a person would be charged if that person by words or otherwise brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the government established by law.
The sedition law which is enshrined in Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPS) was introduced by the British government in 1870 to tackle dissent against colonial rule.
For last 2 decades it has been observed that many opponent people were booked through this section and even supreme court rejected this section many time because this section had lost its credibility therefore it should be revoked by the central government but as per the statement of union law minister that government still understand its significance so it should not be revoked or curtailed
History of 124 A charge over Indian Freedom Fighter: The Hindu Analysis
According to the LOC (Library of Congress )blog, the first known instance of the application of the law was the trial of newspaper editor Jogendra Chandra Bose in 1891. Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi many times were booked through this section of Indian Penal code . In modern India , it has also been observed that those who criticized the prime minister, chief minister or any other important government were arrested with this charge . Therefore, nowadays this section is continuously losing its significance . Recently in a case filed by Major General (retired) SG Vombatkere , during the hearing , Chief Justice of India N V Ramana stated that this is colonial rule and it should be repealed .
In fact Major General (retired) SG Vombatkerehad challenged the validity of this section 124 A in the court on the grounds that it has a “chilling effect” on speech and poses an unreasonable restriction on the fundamental right of free expression.Indian citizen were given the fundamental right of freedom of speech and expressions .
This sedition law has been challenged before this incident because generally the government has been using this section as a tool to crush the voice of the opponent .
Conclusion
The section of IPC 124 A has been the subject of debate for a long time . Just after independence communist leaders opposed this section and appealed to the government many times to repeal it. And nowadays it was also suggested by the honorable supreme court to remove this section . Now the ball is in the court of the legislature whether the government would remove this section or will amend this section . As per the situation of the country it looks that this section would not be removed in near future even though the possibility of the amendments are still there
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