Dissent

Rights Groups Urge Governor to Reject Controversial Security Bill

A new legislative battle is brewing in Maharashtra as human rights organizations, spearheaded by Amnesty International India, have urgently appealed to the Governor to withhold assent from the contentious Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill. Critics argue that the bill, framed as a countermeasure against “urban naxalism,” employs vague language and lacks adequate judicial oversight, posing a grave threat to constitutionally protected rights and risking the criminalization of legitimate dissent within the state. [22]