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NEW DELHI: Faced with questions in Rajya Sabha over the rising number of sedition cases being filed by police, and the falling rate of conviction, the government said states were acting on their own and there was no political agenda behind it. It claimed no false case had been registered against those involved in protests against CAA and the new farm laws.
Claiming that sedition law data was kept hidden during Congress’ tenure, the government informed the House that it has sought inputs from various quarters for criminal law reforms and has set up a committee for it. When asked if the sedition law would be amended, MoS (home) G Kishan Reddy said the government was going to take a “big step”.
“The central government does not give any direction to any state government to arrest anyone. This act is there from the time of the Congress government. As far as conviction is concerned, judgments have not come in some cases,” the minister said. “During the current farmers’ agitation, different statements have been given, but the government has not intervened,” he said.