The piece of legislation that grants military and civil armed forces the powers to detain suspects for up to three months has stirred fear and suspicion. At a time when human rights violations have broadly been reported across the country based on political victimisation, this new law is feared to further the sense of otherness and alleged highhandedness. The Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2024, passed by the National Assembly, however, is not new as the same had been in force till 2016, and lapsed due to a sunset clause. It was........

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