30-Jun-2025 Azad Maidan erupts in protest against Maharashtra’s Public Safety Bill as Maharashtra government prepares to push through draconian legislation Left fronts and opposition unite in massive mobilisation as controversial law heads for tabling and passage without any heed to objections raised
13-Jun-2025 Maharashtra’s redrafted Public Security Bill narrows scope — but concerns about suppression of dissent persist Amendments exclude individuals and clarify definitions, yet fears of political misuse and targeting of opposition groups remain unaddressed
21-Apr-2025 Maharashtra Unites: State-wide protests to take place against controversial MSPS Bill on April 22 United front demands withdrawal of MSPS Bill, citing threats to freedoms and democratic dissent
03-Apr-2025 CJP sends objections against Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, citing grave threats to civil liberties Broad definitions and unchecked police authority could criminalise dissent, CJP cautions
06-Aug-2024 Understanding the Maharashtra Special Public Security (MSPS) Bill, 2024 | Threat to Civil Liberties? Discover the implications of the Maharashtra Special Public Security (MSPS) Bill, 2024.
26-Jul-2024 Press Release: Experts warn, Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill a threat to civil liberties Advocates and human rights defenders decry state's move to clamp down on dissent under the guise of urban naxalism threat