Union minister Amit Shah claimed the aim of the proposed laws would not be punitive but give justice to all and that the existing law on sedition would be repealed. A closer scrutiny, however, showed that sedition provisions were retained under a new name and with a wider definition of the offence
Rajya Sabha MP P. Wilson said: Shocked to see names of new IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act in Hindi. Maybe the Hon. Union Home Minister has not seen Article 348 of the Constitution of India?
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana also said that it was mulling setting up a special bench at the apex court to monitor the cases against politicians.