IndiaNewsWatch<p>Gujarat Bill Empowering Police to Book Protesters Receives Presidential Assent</p><p>The new law vests powers with the police to register cases against those who protest without informing local courts in writing, which has been the case thus far.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DraupadiMurmu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DraupadiMurmu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PresidentOfIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PresidentOfIndia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GujaratBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GujaratBill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gujarat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gujarat</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GujaratGovt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GujaratGovt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MastIndia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thewire.in/law/gujarat-bill-empowering-police-to-book-protesters-receives-presidential-assent" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thewire.in/law/gujarat-bill-em</span><span class="invisible">powering-police-to-book-protesters-receives-presidential-assent</span></a></p>