{"id":34128,"date":"2018-10-30T15:57:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T10:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=34128"},"modified":"2018-10-30T15:57:21","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T10:27:21","slug":"rajasthan-bill-waits-nodconversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/rajasthan-bill-waits-nodconversion\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajasthan bill waits nod:Conversion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/controversial-rajasthan-ordinance-sent-to-assembly-select-committee\/article19911281.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rajasthan bill waits nod:Conversion <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Context<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rajasthan government\u2019s Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which has been tabled in the state assembly, is in the eye of the storm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill seeks to replace the September 7 ordinance, which had drawn widespread criticism from several quarters.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the bill about?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill seeks to protect serving and former judges, magistrates and public servants from being investigated for on-duty action, without its prior sanction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, seeks to protect serving and former judges, magistrates and public servants in the State from being investigated for on-duty action, without government sanction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also bars the media from reporting on such accusations till the sanction to proceed with the probe is given by the government.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The amendment doesn\u2019t mean that no case can be registered against public servants in police stations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Within 180 days, an accepting official would have to ensure whether the case is tenable or not. If the allegations are found to be true, then the case would be allowed and action would be taken as per law<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What are the criticisms regarding the bill?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The move has been severely criticised by the Congress and the National People\u2019s Party (NPP)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Editors Guild of India too opposed the \u201charmful ordinance\u201d and demanded its withdrawal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Editors Guild of India has asked the Rajasthan government to \u201cwithdraw the harmful ordinance\u201d that bars the media from reporting on accusations against public servants, judges and magistrates without its sanction.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What Rajasthan government says about the controversial bill<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The state government said there is no provision in the bill to dilute the state government\u2019s \u201czero tolerance\u201d towards terror. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill doesn\u2019t talk about giving protection to corrupt public officials.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajasthan bill waits nod:Conversion Context Rajasthan government\u2019s Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which has been tabled in the state assembly, is in the eye of the storm. The bill seeks to replace the September 7 ordinance, which had drawn widespread criticism from several quarters. What is the bill about? 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