Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said that the act of raising "azaadi slogans" is treason. "If this is not treason then I don't know what is," the Union minister said opening a debate on what defines sedition. He also said the government is planning to change the existing sedition law to make it more stringent.
As the Ramjas College protest took a fresh turn with some videos allegedly showing students raising "anti-national" slogans, the senior minister in the Narendra Modi cabinet said, "The slogan of azaadi is followed by violence".
When asked about the government moving towards bringing a bill to amend the sedition law, Naidu said the Law Ministry in consultation with the Home Ministry will bring a bill.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday announced that the re-examination for NEET-UG 2026 will be held on June 21 after the original May 3 test was cancelled over the paper leak controversy. Addressing a press conference on Friday, Pradhan acknowledged a "breach in the chain of command" and said the government was taking responsibility for the failure.
The Bengal police have launched targeted search operations across the state, cracking down on illegal slaughterhouses, unauthorised toll plazas, and parking lots. During these raids, authorities discovered a hidden subterranean chamber inside the residence of a TMC leader who is currently evading arrest following post-poll violence.
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