Sedition

Sedition Case Against JNU Student For Alleged "Separate Northeast" Remark

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday January 25, 2020

Assam Police has registered a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against Sharjeel Imam, said to be one of the organisers of the anti-citizenship law protest at Shaheen Bagh, after videos of him allegedly calling for the state to be cut off from the rest of India surfaced online. Assam Police told NDTV that Sharjeel Imam, a student ...

On "Azadi" Slogan, Yogi Adityanath's Sedition Warning To CAA Protesters

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday January 22, 2020

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday issued a warning to those protesting against the citizenship law, saying slogans of "azadi" at such protests will be considered sedition and merit action.

BJP Repeatedly "Harassing" Congress Leader Hardik Patel: Priyanka Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 19, 2020

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has accused the BJP of repeatedly harassing party leader Hardik Patel, who has been arrested for failing to appear before a court in a 2015 sedition case.

Congress' Hardik Patel Arrested For Evading Sedition Case Trial In Ahmedabad

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 18, 2020

Congress leader Hardik Patel has been arrested in Ahmedabad for failing to appear before a trial court in a 2015 sedition case.

"Law Not To Gag Voices": Hemant Soren On Dropping Sedition Charges Against CAA Protesters

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 10, 2020

After directing Dhanbad administration to drop sedition charges against 3000 anti-CAA protesters, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has said law is there not to gag voices but to instill a sense of security among the people.

Jharkhand Government To Drop Sedition Charges Against 3,000 Citizenship Law Protestors

India News | ANI | Thursday January 9, 2020

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced that the state administration has recommended dropping the sedition charges slapped against 3,000 people for taking part in a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Wasseypur area on Tuesday.

Arvind Kejriwal "Favoured Tukde-Tukde Gang": Amit Shah At Delhi Event

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday January 5, 2020

BJP chief Amit Shah today said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has "favoured the tukde-tukde gang" by not sanctioning prosecution of former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union leader Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a 2016 sedition case, news agency PTI reported.

Thai Court To Rule On Dissolution Of Opposition Party In January Over Complaints Of Sedition

World News | Reuters | Wednesday December 25, 2019

Thailand's Constitutional Court said on Wednesday that it would rule on the dissolution of the opposition Future Forward Party on January 21 following a complaint that its actions were seditious and that it plans to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.

Court Refuses To Direct AAP Government On Kanhaiya Kumar's Prosecution

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 4, 2019

The Delhi High Court today refused to direct the AAP government to grant sanction for prosecution of former JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition case.

Sedition Case Against Celebrities Over Letter On Mob Lynching Closed

India News | ANI | Tuesday December 3, 2019

The Ministry of Home Affairs today said that the Muzaffarpur Police has filed the closure report in a sedition case registered against 49 eminent citizens for writing a letter to the Prime Minister expressing their concern about mob lynching.

Congress Leader Files Sedition Complaint Against Pragya Thakur Over Godse Comment

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 29, 2019

A Congress leader in Indore on Friday lodged a complaint of sedition against BJP MP Pragya Thakur over her remarks on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, which has sparked a controversy.

Sedition Case Filed Against Siddaramaiah, HD Kumaraswamy: Bengaluru Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 29, 2019

The police have booked former chief ministers Siddaramaiah and HD Kumaraswamy along with the then Bengaluru police commissioner T Sunil Kumar, his subordinates and some Congress and JD(S) leaders on sedition charges for protesting the income tax raids during Lok Sabha polls.

Jharkhand Government's Fact File Over Opposition Attack On Sedition Laws

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday November 21, 2019

The Raghubar Das government in Jharkhand has gone into damage control mode after the opposition has launched concerted attack on the government over reports of 10,000 tribals being accused under the tough sedition laws.

"Sedition Case Against 10,000 Tribals": Rahul Gandhi's Barb For Media

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday November 20, 2019

The Congress's Rahul Gandhi today attacked the government over the sedition case against 10,000 tribals over the Pathalgadi movement. He also criticised the media for lack of attention to the case.

"Sold Out": Rahul Gandhi Targets Media Over Sedition Charge Against 10,000 Tribals

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 20, 2019

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at the media after 10,000 tribals in Jharkhand were reportedly charged under the "draconian" sedition law, saying it should have raised a "storm" but it did not.