Trimmed at the Edges, Dangerous at the Core? Maharashtra’s Public Security Bill Still Raises Alarms, to Be Reintroduced During Monsoon Session

Trimmed at the edges, dangerous at the core? Maharashtra’s Public Security Bill still raises alarms, to be reintroduced during Monsoon session

The Maharashtra legislature’s joint select committee has made a series of changes to the controversial Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, following months of sustained pushback from civil liberties groups, activists, and opposition parties. As per a report of the Hindustan Times, while the revised draft limits the bill’s applicability to organisations and narrows the scope of targeted activities, core concerns about the law’s intent…

Maharashtra’s redrafted Public Security Bill narrows scope — but concerns about suppression of dissent persist

The Maharashtra legislature’s joint select committee has made a series of changes to the controversial Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, following months of sustained pushback from civil liberties groups, activists, and opposition parties. As per a report of the Hindustan Times, while the revised draft limits the bill’s applicability to organisations and narrows the scope of targeted activities, core concerns about the law’s intent…