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"Social media has a proliferating role in propagating radicalisation against India and bringing the Government into hatred, many a time at the "initiation and facilitation of foreign powers". This all the more requires that Section 124A be in place," the Law Commission stated. Sedition Law Needed Due to Internal Security Threats : India s Law Commission Backs Section 124A, Says Colonial-Era Provision Not Valid Ground for Repeal.
The Law Commission in its report, also made certain recommendations regarding amendments in the provision including mandatory preliminary investigation, procedural safeguards and revision in punishment.
Backing for the continuance of Sedition law in the system, the Law Commission of India has said that the Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) needs to be retained due to the internal security threats and to prevent offences against the state, however, certain amendments may be introduced in the provisions.