Repealing sedition law may divide nation: Sharad Yadav

Janata Dal United (JD-U) president Sharad Yadav on Wednesday called for repealing the sedition law in the country, saying it may 'divide the nation'

New Delhi: Janata Dal United (JD-U) president Sharad Yadav on Wednesday called for repealing the sedition law in the country, saying it may 'divide the nation'.

Sharad Yadav. Pic/PTI

Sedition Law enforced in colonial era needs to be repealed in our country as danger is using this on youth and students will divide d nation

— SHARAD YADAV (@SharadYadavMP) March 16, 2016

There has been a lot of debate over the sedition law ever since a few students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were booked under the law for allegedly raising 'anti-India' slogans on the campus.

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