Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday welcomed the Centre’s stand to review the sedition law, stating that the archaic law should not be used against citizens of a free country. The veteran leader also called upon the people to voice their protest against inflation, unemployment and deteriorating law and order.
Addressing a press conference in Kolhapur, Mr. Pawar said: “The Centre has taken a stand to review the sedition law. We welcome this. This was brought in by the British in 1890 to be used against anyone who was opposing the British raj. But today, we stand as citizens of a free country. The right to dissent against the government shouldn’t be suppressed by terming it as sedition.”
