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U.P. govt. invokes NSA
- The Uttar Pradesh government has invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against Dr. Kafeel Khan of Gorakhpur for his alleged inflammatory comments against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) at Aligarh Muslim University recently.
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- The National Security Act, 1980:
(1) It was promulgated in 1980 after the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA), 1971 was repealed in 1977.
(2) The purpose of the Act is "to provide for preventive detention in certain cases and for matters connected therewith".
(3) The act extends to the whole of India. It Contains 18 sections.
(4) This act empowers the Central Government and State Governments to detain a person to prevent him/her from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of India, the relations of India with foreign countries, the maintenance of public order, or the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community it is necessary so to do.
(5) The act also gives power to the governments to detain a foreigner in a view to regulate his presence or expel from the country.
(6) The act was passed in 1980 during the Indira Gandhi Government.
(7) The maximum period of detention is 12 months.
(8) The order can also be made by the District Magistrate or a Commissioner of Police under their respective jurisdictions, but the detention should be reported to the State Government along with the grounds on which the order has been made.
(9) The National Security Act may also be invoked if a person assaults a policeman on duty.
Sources
The Hindu