100 Farmers Face Sedition Case After Allegedly Attacking BJP Leader's Car

News of the sedition charges comes hours after the Supreme Court called the law "colonial", and asked the centre if it is "still necessary after 75 years of Independence"

Police in Haryana have charged over 100 farmers with sedition after they allegedly attacked and damaged the official vehicle of Deputy Speaker Ranbir Gangwa during a protest against the members of the state's ruling BJP and the party's controversial new farm laws. The incident took place in Sirsa in Haryana on July 11, and the FIR was filed on the same day. The complaint - listed multiple charges apart from sedition, including 'attempt to murder' and 'obstructing a public servant in discharge of public functions'. Two leaders of the farmers' movement - Harcharan Singh and Prahlad Singh - were among those named in the FIR. News of the sedition charges comes hours after the Supreme Court described the law "colonial", and asked the government if it is "still necessary after 75 years of Independence".