(Shutterstock)The Supreme Court Friday said it cannot issue blanket orders restraining authorities from invoking the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against people protesting the enactment of Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). We agree that the NSA should not be misused but there cannot be a general command. It asked Sharma to file an amended petition showing some specific instances where NSA has been invoked against the ant-CAA protestors. Sharma's plea said NSA has been imposed to curb and pressure people protesting against the CAA, National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC). The plea also sought that it be declared that the NSA cannot be used against protesters.

Source: The Telegraph January 24, 2020 11:37 UTC