The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy on Friday sought stakeholders comments on the Electricity Amendment Bill, 2022, which it is currently scrutinising, within the next 15 days
To be called Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2022, the bill seeks to make unlawful conversion a cognisable and non-bailable offence punishable with imprisonment and fine up to Rs 25,000
Concerns ranging from the tightening restrictions on civil society to the broad use of anti-terrorism legislation were raised as India’s human rights record was examined as part of the Universal Period Review (process), a peer-based evaluation mechanism.
Congress MLA Shivanand Patil said the Bill provides for the blood relative of the person who has been converted to file a complaint and there are chances of it being misused.