According to latest news, the Maharashtra govt has said in news that it has dropped sedition charges against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi.
Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi was arrested by Mumbai Police in September this year.
Reports have said that the Attorney General said in the Bombay High Court that the sedition charges against Aseem Trivedi were a ‘knee-jerk reaction’. To this, the Attorney General said Maharasthra will draft a circular on Section 124 A and this will be presented to the Chief Justice for further sanctions and then it will be sent to the police station. Read more