The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, was promulgated on September 7. In the assembly, Congress leaders protested against the bill and staged a walkout. It's 2017, not 1817. https://t.co/ezPfca2NPS — Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) October 22, 2017But the Centre defended the controversial ordinance, saying it was “perfect and balanced”. This law is very much needed in these times,” junior law minister PP Chaudhury told news agency ANI. The ordinance amends the Criminal Code of Procedure, 1973 and also seeks curb on publishing and printing or publicising in any case the name, address, photograph, family details of the public servants.

Source: Hindustan Times October 23, 2017 06:12 UTC