No proposal under MHA consideration to scrap sedition law: Kiren Rijiju in Lok Sabha

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in Lok Sabha that the Home Ministry has no proposal under consideration to scrap Section 124A of the IPC dealing with sedition.

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said in Lok Sabha that the Ministry of Home Affairs has no proposal under consideration to scrap Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) dealing with sedition.

He also said that "the question of law" regarding Section 124 A is pending for adjudication before the Supreme Court.