Sarokaar - What is Sedition?

Amidst the allegations over anti national sloganeering in JNU, a debate has started on the relevance of sedition. Now many are debating what constitutes of sedition? A debate is also going on whether 156 years old colonial law is relevant in today’s democracy or not. We discuss with our guests whether the battle of ideas between students had to be tested over the harsh law. Guests: Prashant Bhushan, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India ; Swaminathan Aiyar, Consulting Editor, The Economic Times ; Sambit Patra, National Spokesperson, BJP ; Maneesh Chhibber, Legal Editor, Indian Express ; Desh Ratan Nigam, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India. Anchor: Amrita Rai