Union Minister R. K. Singh on Thursday said it was necessary to have certain laws like the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) so that action could be taken against terrorists and those who “behead other people”, while addressing the National Human Rights Commission’s conference on human rights in the Indian context.
Mr. Singh spoke of his experience as a bureaucrat, having served as the Union Home Secretary before retiring and joining politics. He said law enforcement agencies faced challenges while protecting rights and bringing culprits to justice, leading to the need for special laws.
Citing attacks by Naxals on security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir as examples, Mr. Singh said it was “necessary to infringe on due process of a few citizens in order to protect the larger humanity”.
