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Bill on crowd management tabled in Karnataka Assembly
The Karnataka government on Wednesday tabled a bill on crowd control that proposes stringent punishment for organising unpermitted events, civil disturbance and "crowd disaster". The Karnataka Crowd Control (Managing Crowd at Events and Places of Gathering) Bill was introduced in the Assembly over two months after the stampede at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4 that killed 11 people and injured many others. According to the proposed legislation, whoever intends to organise any event or function that would attract a mass gathering or a crowd should obtain permission from the jurisdictional authority. It says that whoever organises or attempts or abets the organisation of any unpermitted event should be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to a minimum of three years and up to seven years or with a fine up to Rs 1 crore or both. Clear rules for crowd control If the crowd is below 7,000, the officer in charge of the local police station can grant permission after enquiry. If the crowd is between 7,000 and 50,000, permission must be given by the Deputy Superintendent of Police. If the crowd is above 50,000, the Superintendent of Police or the Commissioner of Police must grant permission.
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Sweeping powers and the morality ruse
The Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill and associated bills that were tabled in Parliament on Wednesday violate the principles that underlie the Constitution and the democratic polity. These bills are ill-conceived and are liable to be unfairly implemented. They seek to punish a person before the crime is proved, as they provide for the removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and ministers from office if they are arrested or detained in custody for 30 consecutive days for offences that attract a jail term of at least five years. The bills have been sent to a joint committee of parliament which is to return them before the next session so that they can be enacted at the in public office is important but it cannot be pursued by circumventing due process. The bills, if enacted, will become another weapon in the hands of the Central government to target Opposition parties and their ministers. Central investigative agencies, including the CBI and the ED, are now being used to hound politicians in the Opposition camp. At present, the law and its existing processes provide them cover but the proposed laws can remove all defences, exposing anyone to politically motivated, vindictive detention. These will be the new Article 356, without its safeguards and procedures, enabling the Central government to destabilise state governments. The bills are out of tune with the essential norms of parliamentary democracy and deal a blow to constitutional federalism. They challenge the separation of powers between the organs of state and give executive agencies unfettered power to dismiss elected government has sought to justify the bills on the ground of public interest and the need for elected representatives to be honest and above suspicion. But going by the Narendra Modi government's record, these ethical and moral arguments would be mere excuses for targeted actions against the opponents. Long-drawn legal processes and low rates of conviction may have prompted the government to explore quicker ways to get at its political opponents. The bills are not aimed at cleansing the political system but at weakening the Opposition. They are unlikely to pass the judicial muster, even if they get parliamentary approval, because they go against the basic tenet of the rule of law that no one can be held guilty till proven otherwise. The resignation of people holding office is a political matter between them, their parties, and the people. The law should have no role to play until they are proven guilty.
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"Issues On Iran's Nuclear Programme To Be Solved Through Dialogue And Diplomacy": Minister
New Delhi: India has consistently maintained that issues related to Iran's nuclear programme should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy, while recognising Tehran's "right to peaceful use of nuclear energy", the government told Parliament on Thursday. The Ministry of External Affairs was asked about India's stated position at the international fora on Iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy and the concerns around the development of a nuclear weapon. It was also asked whether India supports the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). In a written response, Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, said, "India has consistently maintained that issues related to Iran's nuclear programme should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy, while recognising Iran's right to peaceful use of nuclear energy as also the international community's strong interest in an exclusively peaceful Iranian nuclear programme in line with Iran's legal and international commitments." The minister also said that India supports "full and effective implementation" of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the relevant UNSC resolutions. "We hope the diplomatic efforts underway on JCPOA will reach a satisfactory solution," he said. The MEA was also asked whether the government has engaged diplomatically with Iran or the other stakeholders in the past two years. There was "regular engagement" between India and Iran in 2024 and 2025, including visits to Iran by the external affairs minister (January 2024); minister of ports, shipping and waterways, and AYUSH (May 2024); vice-president of India (May 2024); and minister of road transport and highways (July 2024), Singh said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian met on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Russia (October 2024); the Iranian foreign minister visited India (May 2025), the minister said. Meeting between Lok Sabha speaker and the Iranian Majlis speaker was held on the sidelines of BRICS Parliamentary Forum (June 2025); a meeting was held between the external affairs minister and Iranian foreign minister on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Brazil (July 2025); while the SCO foreign ministers' meeting was held in China (July 2025), Singh added. The MEA was also asked whether the Indian government intervened in de-escalating regional tensions post June 13, 2025. "On June 13, India in a statement expressed deep concerns on the developments between Iran and Israel and urged both sides to avoid any escalatory steps. India also called for both sides to utilise the existing channels of dialogue and diplomacy to work towards de-escalation, and conveyed its readiness to extend all possible support, given its close and friendly relations with both countries," Singh said. Prime Minister Modi held a telephonic conversation with the Israeli Prime Minister on June 13 and with the Iranian President on June 22. India's external affairs minister also held telephonic conversations with his Iranian and Israeli counterparts during the conflict, the minister said.
