Opposition terms it a draconian law
Our Correspondent / LUCKNOW
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly Thursday passed the controverisal Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crimes (UPCOC) Bill, aimed at curbing organised crime and terror, by voice vote after the agitated Opposition staged a walkout alleging that it was a draconian legislation.
A united Opposition expressed apprehension that UPCOC Bill, 2017, could be misused against political adversaries and the press and demanded that it be sent to the select committee of the House for scrutiny.
The bill was tabled by the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath which is on the lines of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). It also entailed stern punishment for those trying to dislodge the government forcibly or
violently.
Opposition members were of the view that there was no need for such a legislation as there were sufficient provisions in the IPC and the CrPC and called it a black law.
The bill is likely to be taken up tomorrow in the Legislative Council where the ruling BJP does not enjoy majority.
Initiating the debate, the chief minister assured the members against any possible misuse of the proposed law. He said, the bill is in the interest of people and government wants security for common people and women by strengthening rule of law in the state.
The chief minister compared the bill with similar laws in Maharashtra and Karnataka and said it will create terror in the minds of those who have made crime a trade.
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