Journalist Sashi Kumar has moved the Supreme Court against the sedition law, arguing that it was being applied in a politcised manner to target those who criticise the government, Live Law reported on Saturday.
Kumar submitted an intervention application in a plea filed by two journalists – Kishorechandra Wangkhemcha from Manipur and Kanhaiya Lal Shukla from Chhattisgarh – challenging Section 124-A of the Indian Penal Code that penalises sedition. Based on this petition, the Supreme Court had in April agreed to examine the constitutional validity of the law. It will hear the plea again on July 12.
Kumar cited the examples of filmmaker Aisha Sultana, journalists Vinod Dua and Siddique Kappan and climate activist Disha Ravi to highlight how the sedition law was being misused.
Sultana was charged with sedition for criticising Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel for his decision to relax Covid-19 protocols. She had said during a TV debate in June that the Centre…