The Maharashtra Legislature passed the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill to improve the prevention of certain unlawful activities by Left-Wing Extremist organizations or similar groups.
Key Provisions of the Bill
- The State Government can ban organizations it considers unlawful without public notification or due process.
- Section 2(f) makes speech, gestures, or signs that may disrupt public order or cause concern a crime.
- Once banned, an organization can be permanently prohibited since there is no time limit for review.
- Lower courts cannot handle cases under this Act, making it harder to challenge legally.
- Government officials acting in good faith receive full legal protection.
About Naxalite Movement in India :
- The Naxalite movement started in 1967 in Naxalbari, West Bengal, as a radical leftist uprising advocating for the rights of tribal and landless communities. The insurgency spread through the Red Corridor, which includes parts of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, and Kerala.
- Naxalites use guerrilla warfare, target state institutions, extort local populations, and often recruit children, visit here…
- They claim to fight for marginalized communities but Resort to violant Methods
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