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Home / News / Politics News / Lok Sabha passes bill to strengthen NIA: Details here
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    Lok Sabha passes bill to strengthen NIA: Details here

    Siddhant Pandey
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    Siddhant Pandey
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    Last updated on Jul 15, 2019, 08:06 pm
    Lok Sabha passes bill to strengthen NIA: Details here
  • The Lok Sabha on Monday passed The National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019, to strengthen the NIA.

    The Bill empowers the anti-terror agency to investigate offenses in both India and abroad.

    Notably, the Opposition had raised concerns of possible "misuse" of the law to target members of a particular community. However, Home Minister Amit Shah has categorically refuted these claims.

    Here's more.

  • In this article
    Bill received 278 votes in favor; 6 against Shah criticized previous UPA government for scrapping POTA Shah clashed with AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in Lok Sabha What is the National Investigative Agency (Amendment) Bill? Bill includes other offenses like human trafficking, counterfeiting, cyber-terrorism, etc. Bill authorizes Centre to designate Sessions Courts as Special Courts
  • Lok Sabha

    Bill received 278 votes in favor; 6 against

  • The Bill was passed with 278 members voting in favor, while six voted against it, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla said.

    Dismissing the allegations of misuse, Shah, ahead of the Lok Sabha session, said, "The Modi government has no such intention. Its only goal is to finish off terrorism but we will also not look at the religion of the accused while taking action."

  • Shah

    Shah criticized previous UPA government for scrapping POTA

    Shah criticized previous UPA government for scrapping POTA
  • Shah also targeted the previous Congress-led UPA government which had repealed the anti-terror Prevention of Terrorism Act or POTA over alleged "misuse."

    Shah claimed the Congress repealed the Act to "save its vote-bank," adding terror attacks increased after POTA was scrapped.

    The same UPA government formed the NIA in 2009 following the Mumbai terror attacks, which claimed 166 lives.

  • Information

    Shah clashed with AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in Lok Sabha

  • Separately, a heated discussion also followed in the Lower House between the Home Minister and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, once the latter, along with several Opposition leaders, interrupted BJP's Satyapal Singh's speech, which alleged political interference in an investigation led by the then-Hyderabad Police commissioner.

  • Bill

    What is the National Investigative Agency (Amendment) Bill?

    What is the National Investigative Agency (Amendment) Bill?
  • The Bill amends the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, 2008, bringing three major changes to the Act.

    The Bill allows NIA officers (who have the same powers as other police officers) to investigate offenses committed outside India, according to PRS Legislative Research.

    However, NIA jurisdiction will be subject to international treaties and domestic laws of other countries.

  • Scheduled offenses

    Bill includes other offenses like human trafficking, counterfeiting, cyber-terrorism, etc.

    Bill includes other offenses like human trafficking, counterfeiting, cyber-terrorism, etc.
  • According to PRS, the Bill also proposes to include more offenses under the Act's scheduled offenses such as human trafficking, counterfeit currency, manufacture or sale of prohibited arms, cyber-terrorism, and offenses under the Explosive Substances Act, 1908.

    Currently, scheduled offenses include those under Acts such as the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967.

  • Special Courts

    Bill authorizes Centre to designate Sessions Courts as Special Courts

  • Currently, the Act allows Centre to create Special Courts for trials of scheduled offenses.

    The Bill, however, authorizes the Centre to designate Sessions Courts as Special Courts for such trials after consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court.

    Additionally, PRS stated that state governments will also be allowed to designate Sessions Courts as Special Courts for the trials.

  • Narendra Modi
  • Lok Sabha
  • Amit Shah
  • National Investigation Agency (NIA)
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