Sedition is being used as an iron hand to curb free speech: Justice (retd) Madan Lokur voices concern

"I read maybe about 70 or 80 (sedition) cases have already been filed this year. Last year, it was about 70. In 2020, it is already 70 or 80. And i will not be surprised if it was beyond 100", Justice Lokur said.
Sedition is being used as an iron hand to curb free speech: Justice (retd) Madan Lokur voices concern
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"Sedition is being used as a sort of iron hand to curb free speech, which I think is an overreaction to the expression of opinion (or an) expression of views by people", opined former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Madan Lokur today during a virtual discussion on Freedom of Speech and the Judiciary.

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