Kapil Sibal's law behind arrest of Palghar girls

November 19, 2012 16:58

Here's the 'rationale' behind the arrest of the two girls from Palghar for the anti-Bal Thackeray Facebook post.

'Kapil Sibal has passed a law that anyone posting anything "offensive" on Twitter can be jailed for three years. That's section 66A of the IT Act amended by United Progressive Alliance II in 2008. ''It's a cognisable offence so you have to be arrested and apply for bail. As though you had committed murder!" notes Shivam Vij. Read the report on rediff.com.

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