However, misuse of sedition and arbitrary slapping of charges are inconsistent with India's international commitments. From Our Archives: Some of the sedition cases in recent years, Sedition and FIRs charged against celebrities who wrote against mob lynching, Sedition Charges on Hiren Gohain, Others an Attempt to Gag Voices Against Citizenship Bill, Pathalgarhi Movement: In Massive Crackdown, 250 Tribals Booked Under Sedition, Bastar Journalist Kamal Shukla booked on Sedition charges, At present, as we continue to witness an unprecedented clampdown on free speech and dissent in India, the spirit of nonviolent resistance in Gandhi’s speech finds relevance. Here’s what historians say, Spotlight On Pangong, China build-up now clear in Depsang, Good news: Meet Ramagiri Swarika who has inscribed Bhagavad Gita on grains of rice, Image of the day: Kolkata decks up for Durga Puja, 'Dekh Bihar mein ee baa': Bihar election campaign turns into rap battle, Flood situation grim in Hyderabad, Telangana CM announces immediate financial help, Bengaluru riots: Call records reveal Congress's Sampath Raj in touch with other accused, Crime Branch probes Bengaluru riots case, names former mayor Sampath Raj in chargesheet, Hathras: CBI team to study police's case diary, Army foils Pakistan's attempt to smuggle weapons in Kashmir, Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. India is the largest democracy of the world and the right to free speech and expression is an essential ingredient of democracy. The sedition law is being misused as a tool to persecute political dissent. On the 151st birth anniversary of Gandhi, let’s recall his views on sedition and the message about the importance of nonviolent resistance reflected through it. Mumbai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a charge-sheet against eight people, including activis, New Delhi, Oct 9: The National Investigation Agency has arrested 83-year-old tribal, In the aftermath of the brutal rape and murder of a dalit woman in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, the crackdown on the dissenting voices continu. However, the Bihar lower court ignored these judgments of the Supreme Court. The British, who introduced sedition to oppress Indians, have themselves abolished the law in their country. These are sufficient for protecting the national integrity. It is a constraint on the legitimate exercise of constitutionally guaranteed freedom of speech and expression. It was one of the many draconian laws enacted to stifle any voices of dissent at that time. Get the latest reports & analysis with people's perspective on Protests, movements & deep analytical videos, discussions of the current affairs in your Telegram app. Sedition criminalises any speech or expression that brings or attempts to bring hatred, contempt or disaffection towards the government established by law in India. Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project : Simplified – Watch On YouTube, Government policy on strategic sectors: Is privatisation need l Editorial Analysis - Oct.21, 2020 – Watch On YouTube, Ancient Geoglyph (Peru) : Simplified – Watch On YouTube, Editorial on Anti-Trust Lawsuit Against Google, Important Government Schemes- Ayushman Sahakar Scheme – Watch On YouTube, Kisan Credit Card (KCC) : Simplified – Watch On YouTube, Significance of the Malabar exercise l Editorial Analysis - Oct.20, 2020 – Watch On YouTube, SLINEX- India & Sri Lanka Naval Exercise : Simplified – Watch On YouTube, Drishti The Vision(A Unit of VDK Eduventures Pvt. The Law Commission has rightly said, "an expression of frustration over the state of affairs cannot be treated as sedition". “Affection [towards a system] cannot be regulated or manufactured by law" Given the legal opinion and the views of the government in favour of the law, it is unlikely that Section 124A will be scrapped soon.